Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

For national roads there has been an increase from €2 million last year to €13 million this year. The Deputy will be aware the local improvement scheme for laneways was reintroduced last year and the allocation for Tipperary is €625,000. That is up from €237,000 for last year. There are increases under all of those headings for Tipperary. It is also important to bear in mind that central government grants are not supposed to cover the full cost of roads. Local authorities are supposed to supplement that funding with their own resources from commercial rates and the local property tax.

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