Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Department of Transport
Road Network
9:00 pm
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Transport the total amounts spent by his Department on roads and public transport respectively for each year between 1995 and 2004. [13336/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure by my Department on public transport capital projects in the period 1995 to 2004 is outlined in the table below.
Year | Public Transport Capital Expenditure — million |
1995 | Nil |
1996 | 4.618 |
1997 | 17.426 |
1998 | 21.35 |
1999 | 197.712 |
2000 | 281.75 |
2001 | 378.316 |
2002 | 425.782 |
2003 | 479.122 |
2004 | 437.912 |
Total | 2,243.988 |
The allocation of funding in respect of national roads improvement projects to local authorities is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, under section 19(f) of the Roads Act 1993.
In the period 1995 to 2004 capital expenditure on national road infrastructure is outlined in the table below.
Year | Improvements — million |
1995 | 242.600 |
1996 | 256.580 |
1997 | 294.427 |
1998 | 334.393 |
1999 | 500.162 |
2000 | 622.171 |
2001 | 908.238 |
2002 | 1,083.499 |
2003 | 1,169.424 |
2004 | 1,178.959 |
Total | 6,590.453 |
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