Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has responded to the National Roads Authority request for an additional €25 million in funding for road maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17982/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, including the N5, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. On 11th January 2010, the National Roads Authority (NRA) wrote to my Department requesting an increased maintenance budget.

I announced the allocations for national roads on 1st February 2010. A total of €1.15 billion is being provided to the NRA in 2010 for maintenance and improvement of national roads. All funding for 2010 has now been allocated and there are no further funds available from which additional allocations could be made.