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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 November 2009

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Ceisteanna (131)

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

131 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided by his Department for national, primary or minor roads directly to the National Roads Authority or the various local authorities here in each of the past five years and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39873/09]

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Freagraí scríofa

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Act 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

The Exchequer funding provided to the National Roads Authority for capital and current expenditure on the national road network is as follows:-

Capital

Current

Total

2004

1,178,959,000

51,328,000

1,230,287,000

2005

1,263,770,000

53,394,000

1,317,164,000

2006

1,582,500,000

55,064,000

1,637,564,000

2007

1,712,706,000

55,097,000

1,767,803,000

2008

1,599,577,000

58,210,000

1,657,787,000

2009 Allocation

1,438,900,000

44,255,000

1,483,155,000

The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.

I have set out the details regarding regional and local road grants provided by my Department to local authorities from 2004 to 2008 in the table below together with the road grant allocations made by my Department in 2009. No regional and local roads grants for the period 2004 to 2009 have been or will be paid to local authorities covering this period by the National Roads Authority. The NRA will begin the administration of these grants from the start of 2010.

Regional & Local Road Grant Payments 2005-2008 and 2009 Allocation

2004 Payment

2005 Payment

2006 Payment

2007 Payment

2008 Payment

2009 Allocation*

County Council

Carlow

4,253,800

4,901,251

7,397,633

7,521,703

7,084,649

5,196,199

Cavan

16,269,470

16,665,542

19,756,943

18,898,156

18,172,927

13,052,025

Clare

18,286,146

19,223,888

22,325,832

22,109,873

21,509,081

16,032,498

Cork

38,647,405

41,860,364

55,269,684

59,063,156

60,531,272

43,880,723

Donegal

29,252,663

29,695,990

38,179,934

44,361,904

42,584,564

28,664,397

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

7,874,491

7,784,326

7,418,881

13,913,143

9,187,663

6,109,699

Fingal

9,785,217

10,393,002

5,834,504

6,882,876

9,740,986

5,788,866

Galway

23,796,406

25,245,447

29,990,818

30,261,755

29,964,618

24,234,746

Kerry

19,569,478

21,892,239

29,013,635

26,035,543

24,102,662

17,985,097

Kildare

17,453,601

22,210,525

23,041,196

19,721,311

25,966,894

15,769,264

Kilkenny

10,807,565

11,747,285

11,864,719

14,709,310

14,394,053

11,373,699

Laois

7,690,369

7,716,290

11,011,603

12,620,443

10,844,115

9,045,928

Leitrim

10,669,193

11,394,289

13,820,454

13,070,342

12,532,288

8,960,699

Limerick

17,371,817

16,265,713

18,209,030

18,331,398

18,408,476

13,190,198

Longford

7,307,965

7,534,394

8,596,563

8,724,066

8,666,647

6,380,799

Louth

6,691,503

6,138,509

6,802,469

7,996,926

9,410,281

10,920,631

Mayo

25,455,372

23,957,433

31,603,785

32,641,708

30,289,621

22,316,746

Meath

22,077,737

34,027,833

22,204,520

29,492,526

28,053,813

16,566,473

Monaghan

14,070,786

14,549,255

17,000,469

16,737,317

16,049,658

12,445,199

North Tipperary

9,520,635

9,804,683

11,893,322

13,059,254

12,870,233

11,008,598

Offaly

7,894,309

8,582,916

14,218,788

11,376,060

10,582,910

8,180,699

Roscommon

13,103,545

13,528,087

16,563,014

17,992,982

18,361,100

13,118,265

Sligo

10,685,853

12,099,311

15,498,529

15,736,257

14,486,294

10,706,899

South Dublin

23,606,845

14,893,461

7,058,607

11,950,211

9,162,308

8,250,899

South Tipperary

10,206,249

11,765,005

14,451,331

14,906,821

14,926,558

10,762,998

Waterford

10,945,504

10,873,217

11,956,797

16,358,317

15,557,110

13,672,699

Westmeath

7,209,630

10,974,725

13,140,380

16,001,769

15,120,147

13,941,365

Wexford

12,819,963

14,478,240

17,581,481

16,923,972

17,756,026

12,784,498

Wicklow

8,927,822

10,867,776

13,497,309

14,139,102

23,598,685

20,603,820

City Council

Cork

9,494,478

6,541,096

7,506,343

7,776,855

7,003,628

4,264,000

Dublin

8,074,323

6,927,940

8,174,092

14,703,321

14,178,426

12,682,450

Galway

1,420,020

1,763,235

1,768,847

1,646,408

2,317,829

1,674,000

Limerick

2,496,919

2,744,963

4,132,544

5,016,049

3,498,718

2,294,000

Waterford

16,431,709

11,160,705

1,653,747

6,060,214

6,950,075

2,289,000

Borough Council

Clonmel

766,150

961,880

569,490

688,005

692,500

488,903

Drogheda

524,543

601,000

641,658

664,184

644,000

405,000

Kilkenny

539,550

547,110

561,000

609,970

607,360

393,000

Sligo

1,032,481

1,132,790

1,158,535

1,663,975

1,366,713

1,993,000

Wexford

521,630

518,954

663,461

659,258

700,250

443,000

Town Council

Arklow

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Athlone

510,000

525,000

563,000

581,000

581,000

359,000

Athy

253,000

228,584

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Ballina

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Ballinasloe

253,000

255,311

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Birr

253,000

260,000

279,000

206,850

287,000

177,000

Bray

550,000

565,000

606,000

575,238

623,544

385,000

Buncrana

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Bundoran

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Carlow

532,000

546,000

587,000

605,000

605,000

373,000

Carrickmacross

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

287,000

177,000

Carrick-on-Suir

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Cashel

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Castlebar

503,000

460,000

379,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Castleblaney

178,000

183,000

197,000

139,256

202,413

126,000

Cavan

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Clonakilty

178,000

183,000

196,709

204,000

287,000

177,000

Clones

176,364

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Cobh

253,000

260,000

261,683

287,000

231,629

177,000

Dundalk

550,000

565,000

606,000

624,000

624,000

385,000

Dungarvan

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Ennis

532,000

546,000

587,000

605,000

605,000

373,000

Enniscorthy

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

263,481

177,000

Fermoy

253,000

180,475

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Kells

253,000

260,000

279,000

216,345

287,000

177,000

Killarney

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Kilrush

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Kinsale

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

287,000

177,000

Letterkenny

510,000

525,000

563,000

581,000

581,000

359,000

Listowel

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

287,000

177,000

Longford

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Macroom

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Mallow

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Midleton

253,000

260,000

279,000

281,296

266,470

177,000

Monaghan

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Naas

532,000

546,000

587,000

605,000

605,000

373,000

Navan

532,000

546,000

587,000

605,000

605,000

373,000

Nenagh

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

New Ross

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Skibbereen

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Templemore

178,000

183,000

197,000

204,000

204,000

126,000

Thurles

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Tipperary

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Tralee

789,500

546,000

582,001

605,000

605,000

373,000

Trim

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Tullamore

253,000

260,000

279,000

285,071

287,000

177,000

Westport

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Wicklow

253,000

260,000

279,000

287,000

287,000

177,000

Youghal

253,000

243,322

279,000

287,000

241,794

177,000

*2009 Allocation following the Supplementary Budget of 7 April 2009.

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