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Tuesday, 26 April 2005

9:00 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon 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]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin 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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