Dan Neville
Ceist:495 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the expenditure by the Exchequer on road safety in 2000 and 2001 to date. [26201/01]
Written Answers. - Road Safety.
Exchequer funding for road safety agencies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following table:
|
2000£ |
2001£ |
|
|
National Safety Council |
947,000 |
1,942,000 |
|
Medical Bureau of Road Safety |
1,233,000 |
1,395,000 |
|
National Roads Authority (estimate) |
14,000,000 |
14,500,000 |
|
Total Expenditure |
16,180,000 |
17,837,000 |
In addition to Exchequer funding, the Irish Insurance Federation contributes to the National Safety Council's budget and funding is also received from sponsorship sources.
In July of this year, I made additional funding available to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety and the National Safety Council. A sum of £400,000 was made available to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety bringing Exchequer funding to the MBRS for 2001 to £1,395,000, an increase of 13% on 2000 funding.
An additional £350,000 was made available to the National Safety Council for public awareness activities in the road and fire safety areas. This funding together with the additional £500,000 allocated in March of 2001 brought the total Exchequer allocation to the NSC for 2001 to £1,942,000, an increase of 105% on the 2000 allocation.
The foregoing excludes expenditure by the Garda on the enforcement of road traffic law; such expenditure is a matter for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.