Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour)
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Question 747: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that was spent by the National Roads Authority and local authorities on road markings and road resurfacing contracts here each year since 2008; the percentage of the total costs of the contracts that were paid to non-Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7935/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Noting this I have referred this part of the Deputy's question to the NRA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.

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

On the basis outlined, each County Council has individual responsibility for contracting out any work it has in the area of interest to the Deputy. This Department has no records of individual spends in these areas.