John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure undertaken on infrastructural projects in the Dublin region in tabular form in each of the years 2007 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7420/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual national road projects in the Dublin region is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Details of the allocations to each local authority in respect of national roads are available in the Dáil library.  However, details of the actual drawdown of funding for these roads are a matter for TII. Noting the above position, I have referred the Deputy's question to TII for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.

In relation to regional and local roads in Dublin, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on regional and local roads roads are funded from the relevant local authorities' own resources supplemented by State grants, where applicable.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. 

Arising from the arrangements in place in relation to Local Property Tax receipts the four Dublin Councils became self funding for regional and local roads under the main road grant categories from 2015.  Provision was made in the Capital Plan for the upgrade of roads in the vicinity of Grange Castle Business Park and the Department is providing grant assistance for that strategic scheme at present.

Details of the regional and local road grant payments to local authorities since 2007 and allocations for 2017 are outlined in the regional and local road grant payment and allocation booklets which are available in the Dáil Library.

The following table lists the direct payments to Local Authorites made from the Department's Sustainable Transport Division.  Further payments would have been made by the NTA who will reply directly on these.

The following table sets out the capital investment in public transport on an annual basis from 2007-2016.  This includes programmes such as the ongoing maintenance and renewal of the heavy rail network nationwide, traffic management measures both in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and Regional Cities and the PSO fleet replacement programme which benefits both Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann.

The funding given to Iarnród Éireann under the multi-annual contract, the IMMAC for safety and renewal of the rail network, is given on a countrywide basis, and not separated into Dublin and the rest of the county.

It is not possible to provide a breakdown of public transport investment specifically in the GDA as large elements of the investment programme benefit the entire Public Transport network both within the GDA and outside of the GDA. 

The overall figures above includecapital investment in the *LUAS/Light Rail System in Dublin; the annual investment levels in respect of this programme are shown separately in the second column.