Written answers
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Regional Road Network
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of applications made by county to the local and regional roads safety programme in the past three years by county and year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18320/19]
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of successful applications made by each county to the local and regional roads safety programme in the past three years by county and year in tabular form. [18321/19]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together.
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 the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.
Applications for funding under the Department's Safety Improvement Scheme are invited on an annual basis for funding in the subsequent year. Councils are made aware of the conditions in relation to applications for funding and are advised that preference will be given to proposals in the cost range €2,000 to €30,000 and that proposals in higher cost ranges, (i.e. €30,000 to €200,000) may be considered if the benefit to cost ratio is promising. The schemes for inclusion in the application are decided by the local authorities.Allocations are made by the Department taking into account the terms applying to the Scheme and the available budget for the grant programme.
Local authorities have been advised that proposals for individual safety improvement schemes costing in excess of €200,000 are outside of the scope of this programme and fall to be considered under the Specific Grant Programme.
Please find below the requested information relating to Safety Improvement Works grants:
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