Written answers

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Local Authority Funding

8:00 pm

Photo of Olivia MitchellOlivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 629: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the amount of Exchequer funding drawn down by local authorities under the Regional Roads Signposting Programme for non-national roads remains below that allocated; the measures used by his Department to encourage local authorities to avail of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20949/06]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities are responsible for the provision of road traffic signs on non-national roads. However, in line with a commitment in the Programme for Government to put in place a new 5 year plan to ensure that non-national roads are properly signposted, my Department introduced a new Regional Roads Signposting Programme for non-national roads in 2003. It is proposed that directional signs on all regional roads throughout the country will be upgraded under the programme. Progress under the scheme and the sequencing of such signposting is a matter for the relevant local authority.

Activity on the programme has been slower than originally anticipated due to the need for clarification of the legislative provisions regarding the use of Irish text on road traffic signs. This has been the subject of discussion between the Department of Transport and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Clarification of the legislative provisions has been received from the Department of Transport and it is anticipated that local authorities will now be in a position to proceed with works under the programme without further delay.

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