Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Transport the financial allocation to each local authority for road maintenance on a per kilometre basis for each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities own resources supplemented by State road grants paid by my Department. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.

Regional and local road grants are allocated under a number of grant categories. The maintenance grant categories are the discretionary maintenance and restoration maintenance grants and these are calculated by reference to length of road. Funding is also provided to local authorities under a number of other grant categories such as Improvement Grants, Strategic Grants, Specific Improvement Grants and Low Cost Safety Improvement Grants. Greater flexibility was given to local authorities in 2010 in the use of Improvement Grant monies.