David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has made funding available to local authorities to enable them to clean and to maintain, put in place or replace roadsigns across the country to facilitate tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18189/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of road signs generally, whether directional or providing other information, regulatory or warning, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA), in relation to National Roads, and the relevant local authority in relation to Non-National Roads. The provision of funding in this regard is a matter for the Department of Transport and the responsible authorities in the first instance.

The cost of providing white-on-brown tourist signage is generally borne by the operator of the tourist attraction or facility, although I understand that, in certain circumstances, the relevant authority may assume such costs, in whole or in part. I refer the Deputy to the NRA's "Policy on the Provision of Tourist & Leisure Signage on National Roads" of March 2007.