Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 March 2004
404 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans his Department has to extend the road signage project that was commenced in a number of counties; if this plan includes an upgrading of heritage signs in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7844/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraLocal authorities are responsible for the provision of road traffic signs on non-national roads. However, in line with a commitment in the programme for Government to put in place a new five year plan to ensure that non-national roads are properly signposted, my Department introduced a new regional roads signposting programme for non-national roads in 2003. This year a sum of €5 million has been provided for this programme and allocations have been made available to 12 local authorities for the provision of road traffic directional signs on non-national roads.
This new programme is confined to the provision of road traffic signs and does not extend to heritage signs, which are managed and erected independently by the heritage service of the Office of Public Works.
