Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Improvement Schemes
1684. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the roads 2013 community involvement scheme for road works; if he will set out in tabular form, on a county basis, the amount of funding applied for; the amount of funding approved and the actual amount of funding drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/13]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Details of the Community Involvement Scheme as requested by the Deputy are outlined in the table below.
| Local Authority | Allocation Sought | 2013 Allocation | 2014 Allocation | 2013 Funding drawn down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow County Council | 191,930 | 191,930 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan County Council | 1,039,590 | 529,750 | 500,000 | 0 |
| Clare County Council | 574,022 | 574,022 | 0 | 56,807 |
| Cork County Council | 674,004 | 674,004 | 0 | 10,535 |
| Donegal County Council | 367,220 | 367,220 | 0 | 4,022 |
| Galway County Council | 508,333 | 169,588 | 0 | 7,222 |
| Kerry County Council | 259,919 | 259,919 | 0 | 51,555 |
| Kildare County Council | 40,540 | 40,540 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 346,064 | 346,064 | 0 | 0 |
| Laois County Council | 243,121 | 243,121 | 0 | 340 |
| Leitrim County Council | 348,832 | 348,832 | 0 | 0 |
| Limerick County Council | 369,810 | 369,810 | 0 | 0 |
| Longford County Council | 51,923 | 51,923 | 0 | 0 |
| Louth County Council | 593,320 | 393,320 | 200,000 | 0 |
| Mayo County Council | 999,640 | 400,000 | 191,390 | 0 |
| Meath County Council | 1,549,868 | 749,868 | 800,000 | 0 |
| North Tipperary County Council | 978,359 | 578,359 | 400,000 | 0 |
| Offaly County Council | 42,970 | 42,970 | 0 | 1,920 |
| Roscommon County Council | 151,879 | 151,879 | 0 | 0 |
| Sligo County Council | 213,000 | 213,000 | 0 | 12,169 |
| South Tipperary County Council | 800,380 | 500,380 | 300,000 | 444 |
| Waterford County Council | 304,000 | 304,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Westmeath County Council | 211,780 | 211,780 | 0 | 98,842 |
| Wexford County Council | 398,813 | 398,813 | 0 | 3,255 |
| Wicklow County Council | 80,000 | 80,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterford City Council | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11,351,317 | 8,203,092 | 2,391,390 | 247,111 |
Local authorities have indicated that they have concentrated on their surface dressing programmes over the Summer months and will be proceeding with works under the Community Involvement Scheme over the next number of weeks in order to draw down funding before the end of the year.
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