Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Roads Maintenance: Discussion with County and City Managers Association
9:55 am
Mr. Michael Walsh:
It is just that. It depends on the level of commitment in other areas as well. Anything from water funding to all the other commitments in other areas can sometimes have a bearing on the capacity. The reality is that the rural counties have a very small rates base generally in relative terms. They depend on the local government fund for the majority of their funding. The other reality is that that funding has been decreasing significantly in recent years. The capacity varies with the counties but I assure the Vice Chairman that there is not a manager or elected body that would not choose to put more resources into the roads area if they had the capacity.