Written answers

Thursday, 22 March 2007

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Road Network

5:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 285: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the moneys allocated to Kildare County Council for the maintenance, upkeep and improvement of non-national roads in 2005, 2006 and 2007; the extent to which such allocations are in line with the requirements as set out by the local authority, based on assessment by the local authority; if it is intended to offer further funding in 2007 for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/07]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The improvement and maintenance of non-national roads in County Kildare is a matter for Kildare County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. Details of total non-national road grants paid to Kildare County Council in 2005 and 2006 and the initial allocation for 2007 are set out in the table.

YearTotal GrantPayment
200522,210,525
200623,041,196
2007 (allocation)23,531,054

My Department provides grants to local authorities for works on non-national roads under a number of grant categories. The level of grants allocated to individual authorities is determined each year having regard to a number of factors including the total funds available in a particular year, eligibility criteria for the different grant schemes, road pavement conditions, length of road network, the need to prioritise projects and competing demands from other local authorities. In determining the annual non-national road grant allocations, the overall objective is to resource each local authority appropriately in relation to their ongoing and special needs.

I am satisfied that the significant level of State funding provided to Kildare County Council over the period 2005 to 2007, supplemented by the Council's own resources, has provided appropriately for the Council's ongoing non-national road requirements in those years.

All non-national road grants for 2007 have now been committed and there are no additional funds at my disposal from which further grant allocations could be made at this time.

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