Local Authority Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2017

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Ceisteanna (785)

Catherine Martin

Ceist:

785. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1557 of 17 January 2017 and the information subsequently supplied by the NTA, the reason Fingal County Council, with 16% of the greater Dublin area, GDA, population spent only 1% of the sustainable transport measures grant programme expenditure in the GDA; and if his or his Department's attention has been drawn to any staffing or other constraints in Fingal County Council which may be impeding it from spending available resources. [10366/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding for transport.

I am advised that of the total amount of €23m allocated for the STMG programme in 2016, the NTA allocated €1.05m of this to Fingal County Council.  The information supplied to the Deputy by the NTA indicates that Fingal County Council only drew down €145,000 out of this allocation of €1.05m in 2016.  Fingal County Council's spending on Sustainable Transport Measures is a matter for the Council itself, as are any issues to do with levels of staffing and other resources within the Council so I suggest that the Deputy direct her enquiries about the level of draw down of allocated resources directly to the Council.