asked the Minister for the Environment the sums of money requested by each local authority for 1980 under the headings of (a) repairs and maintenance and (b) improvements for (i) national primary roads, (ii) national secondary roads, (iii) special grants and (iv) block grants, and the amount granted under each heading.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Road Moneys.
It is not the practice for local authorities to submit requests for annual road grant allocations.
Following are details of the allocations made to each local authority for 1980:
Road Grant Allocations—1980
Authority |
*Block Grant |
National Primary Improvement |
National Secondary Improvement |
National Primary Maintenance |
National Secondary Maintenance |
Special Grants |
County Council |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Carlow |
88,000 |
340,000 |
220,000 |
50,500 |
75,000 |
— |
Cavan |
435,000 |
260,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
40,000 |
20,000 |
Clare |
524,000 |
550,000 |
140,000 |
145,000 |
225,000 |
50,000 |
Cork |
897,000 |
960,000 |
600,000 |
409,000 |
382,000 |
300,000 |
Donegal |
824,000 |
815,000 |
197,000 |
242,000 |
270,000 |
— |
Dublin |
664,000 |
3,560,000 |
220,000 |
167,000 |
31,000 |
1,400,000 |
Galway |
528,000 |
384,000 |
250,000 |
208,000 |
330,000 |
— |
Kerry |
405,000 |
410,000 |
299,000 |
170,000 |
385,000 |
110,000 |
Kildare |
255,000 |
2,590,000 |
80,000 |
272,000 |
42,000 |
— |
Kilkenny |
206,000 |
415,000 |
170,000 |
246,000 |
87,000 |
250,000 |
Laoighis |
217,000 |
400,000 |
105,000 |
151,000 |
110,000 |
— |
Leitrim |
327,000 |
260,000 |
— |
72,000 |
— |
— |
Limerick |
277,000 |
660,000 |
265,000 |
232,000 |
77,000 |
— |
Longford |
156,000 |
265,000 |
220,000 |
86,000 |
80,000 |
50,000 |
Louth |
127,000 |
336,000 |
130,000 |
99,000 |
64,000 |
— |
Mayo |
652,000 |
430,000 |
220,000 |
162,000 |
410,000 |
100,000 |
Meath |
300,000 |
320,000 |
220,000 |
217,000 |
117,000 |
— |
Monaghan |
288,000 |
330,000 |
160,000 |
119,000 |
35,000 |
90,000 |
Offaly |
184,000 |
100,000 |
420,000 |
30,600 |
200,000 |
100,000 |
Roscommon |
338,000 |
440,000 |
155,000 |
170,000 |
218,000 |
55,000 |
Sligo |
281,000 |
405,000 |
110,000 |
152,000 |
62,000 |
110,000 |
Tipperary, N.R. |
205,000 |
390,000 |
220,000 |
121,000 |
135,000 |
— |
Tipperary, S.R. |
338,000 |
460,000 |
130,000 |
212,000 |
53,000 |
86,000 |
Waterford |
293,000 |
340,000 |
110,000 |
141,000 |
50,000 |
100,000 |
Westmeath |
215,000 |
350,000 |
70,000 |
189,000 |
137,000 |
210,000 |
Wexford |
341,000 |
1,030,000 |
130,000 |
198,000 |
63,000 |
100,000 |
Wicklow |
285,000 |
500,000 |
110,000 |
117,558 |
52,000 |
100,000 |
*The grant supplements the provision made from the local authority's own funds for the improvement, maintenance and management of main roads (other than national roads), for improvement works on county roads and for traffic management works including works on national roads. It is the responsibil ity of each local authority to determine the priorities of the expenditure of the funds available to them for the works.
Road Grant Allocation—1980.
Authority |
Block* Grants |
National Primary Improvement |
National Secondary Improvement |
National† Roads Maintenance |
Special Grants |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Dublin Co. Boro. |
2,094,000 |
1,285,000 |
90,000 |
340,000 |
82,000 |
Cork Co. Boro. |
397,000 |
540,000 |
10,000 |
224,000 |
850,000 |
Limerick Co. Boro. |
95,000 |
400,000 |
50,000 |
125,000 |
50,000 |
Waterford Co. Boro. |
95,000 |
300,000 |
— |
85,000 |
360,000 |
Dun Laoghaire Boro. Corp. |
122,000 |
— |
— |
63,000 |
200,000 |
Galway Corporation |
67,000 |
50,000 |
25,000 |
80,000 |
190,000 |
Drogheda Corporation |
58,000 |
250,000 |
— |
85,000 |
50,000 |
Dundalk U.D.C. |
63,000 |
20,000 |
— |
105,000 |
160,000 |
*The grant supplements the provision made from the authority's own resources towards their work programme for the improvement, maintenance and management of trunk and link roads and county borough roads and urban roads. It is the responsibility of each local authority to determine the priori ties in expenditure of the funds available to them.
†Includes major urban roads.
Road Grant Allocations—1980.
Urban District |
*Block Grants |
Special Grants |
Arklow |
7,600 |
20,000 |
Athlone |
9,100 |
43,000 |
Athy |
4,000 |
— |
Ballina |
8,400 |
25,000 |
Ballinasloe |
7,100 |
— |
Birr |
4,900 |
— |
Bray |
11,600 |
20,000 |
Buncrana |
9,000 |
— |
Bundoran |
5,600 |
— |
Carlow |
5,600 |
— |
Carrickmacross |
2,400 |
— |
Carrick-on-Suir |
7,100 |
— |
Cashel |
2,400 |
— |
Castlebar |
3,300 |
25,000 |
Castleblaney |
1,300 |
— |
Cavan |
4,000 |
— |
Ceannanus Mor |
1,300 |
— |
Clonakilty |
7,600 |
— |
Clones |
2,400 |
— |
Clonmel |
12,200 |
— |
Cobh |
8,400 |
— |
Dungarvan |
9,100 |
— |
Ennis |
7,100 |
— |
Enniscorthy |
7,100 |
— |
Fermoy |
3,300 |
— |
Kilkenny |
9,800 |
— |
Killarney |
7,100 |
— |
Kilrush |
4,900 |
— |
Kinsale |
5,600 |
— |
Letterkenny |
7,100 |
— |
Listowel |
4,000 |
— |
Longford |
1,700 |
— |
Macroom |
9,700 |
— |
Mallow |
7,100 |
— |
Midleton |
3,300 |
— |
Monaghan |
2,700 |
— |
Naas |
9,100 |
— |
Navan |
5,300 |
— |
Nenagh |
4,900 |
— |
New Ross |
4,900 |
— |
Skibbereen |
4,900 |
— |
Sligo |
15,300 |
50,000 |
Templemore |
4,000 |
— |
Thurles |
4,900 |
— |
Tipperary |
3,300 |
— |
Tralee |
11,600 |
— |
Trim |
1,300 |
— |
Tullamore |
9,100 |
— |
Westport |
8,400 |
— |
Wexford |
9,800 |
— |
Wicklow |
7,100 |
10,000 |
Youghal |
7,100 |
— |
*The grant supplements the provision made from the authority's own resources towards their works programme for the improvement, maintenance and management of urban roads. It is the responsibility of each local authority to determine the priorities in expenditure of the funds available to them.