As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The provision of signage on individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.
Noting the above position I have referred the Deputy's question in relation to national roads to the NRA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.
As regards signage on regional and local roads, in its administrative area, it is the statutory function of each road authority to provide and maintain signage under the provisions of the Roads Act, 1993. My Department is providing funding to local authorities to standardise and upgrade the regional road signage system. This programme to upgrade signage will be substantially complete by the end of this year. Details of the individual payments to local authorities in 2010 and 2011 (including payments under the regional road signposting programme) are available in the Dáil library in the Regional and Local Roads payment booklets.