Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the basis used by his Department in deciding the allocations to each local authority under the non-national roads restoration programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23801/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The provision and improvement of non-national roads in its area is a matter for each individual road authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants.

Road grants for non-national roads are allocated annually under a number of grant categories. These include grants for a pavement restoration programme. A total of €306 million was allocated for this purpose in 2007. Grants for the restoration improvement works element of the programme are allocated on the basis of the length of regional and local roads in each county and the results of a Pavement Condition Study on non-national roads which was carried out by consultants and completed in 2005. That study assessed the condition of the network, by county and nationally, and estimated the type and extent of works required to restore the network to an acceptable condition. Grants for restoration maintenance works are allocated on the basis of the length of regional and local roads in each county.