Mr. David O'Grady:

On the regional roads, we engage extensively with the local authorities on the annual grants. For the restoration and improvement programme, we allocate based on length of road. The local engineers have the autonomy as to where that goes.

We have been allocating funding to the climate adaptation piece since 2021. It is a very detailed area and we have limited funding for it. We have a mechanism for calculating BCRs for that to ensure that funding is targeted in the right areas. In the NDP review we are looking at an adaptation piece to try to improve on that and allocate more money in that area. It is a very sensitive area. We also need to investigate slope embankments. It has been funded since 2021 and I hope it will increase in the coming years.