Written answers
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Department of Transport
Road Network
10:00 am
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 131: To ask 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]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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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 |
| 2009Allocation | €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.
Table
| Regional & Local Road Grant Payments 2005 – 2008 and 2009 Allocation | ||||||
| CountyCouncil | 2004Payment€ | 2005Payment€ | 2006 Payment€ | 2007Payment € | 2008 Payment € | 2009 Allocation* € |
| 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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