Written answers
Tuesday, 25 April 2006
Department of Transport
Road Safety
9:00 pm
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of expenditure in 2003, 2004 and 2005 on road safety. [15195/06]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the funding to the road safety agencies under the aegis of my Department on an annual basis, since 2003.
| Agency | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| â'¬m | â'¬m | â'¬m | |
| National Safety Council | 2.758 | 3.954 | 5.397 |
| Medical Bureau of Road Safety | 2.067 | 2.337 | 3.283 |
| National Roads Authority | 9.708* | 17.265* | 20.767* |
| Total | 14.533 | 23.556 | 29.447 |
| *Figures represent the road safety element of the NRA allocation. |
The overall Exchequer provision for road improvement and maintenance works, which have a significant impact on road safety, in 2006 on the national road network is €1.5 billion.
Local authorities receive funding for road improvements and remedial measures on non-national roads, which is not included in the figures outlined above. In addition, the funding made available for Garda operations supports the enforcement of road traffic law. That is a matter for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
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