Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per sq. m incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin of road resurfacing for regional roads in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26525/11]

Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per sq. m incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin, of road resurfacing for local roads in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26526/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together.

The average resurfacing costs for regional and local roads under the Restoration Maintenance Programme in 2010 for each County Council outside of Dublin is outlined in the table:

The average resurfacing costs for regional and local roads under the Restoration Maintenance Programme in 2010 for each County Council outside of Dublin is outlined in the table:

*No information available

There are a number of reasons why the cost of surface dressing work can vary from county to county including, the condition of the road pavement, traffic levels, traffic management requirements and the additional works associated with urban areas. In general, rural roads that are amenable to surface dressing work predominate in the areas outside Dublin but these counties still have some roads that pass through urban areas and which require a more expensive surface treatment.