Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Data
Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department spent on interpretation services over the past ten years, broken down by service, year, geographical area; highlighting the top ten languages most requested under this service and other trends. [41638/25]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Please see below table showing the amount spent on interpretation services over the past ten years for the Department of Transport totalling to €6,571.
| Year | Geographical Area | Service | Language | Amount€ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dublin | Interpreters | Irish Sign Language | 181.50 |
| 2016 | Cork | Interpreters | English to Spanish & Portuguese | 417.61 |
| 2017 | Dublin | Interpreters | Irish Sign Language | 363 |
| 2018 | Dublin | Interpreters | Irish Sign Language | 735 |
| 2024 | Dublin | Interpreters | Irish Sign Language | 1,993.80 |
| 2024 | Dublin | Interpreters | English to Arabic & AkanArabic to English | 1,638.15 |
| 2025 | Kildare | Interpreters | Irish Sign Language | 1,242.30 |
Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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423. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the necessary funding to address damage to a large number of bridges across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41665/25]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, each local authority has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of their regional and local roads. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State Road grants. Of these grants, the vast majority (approximately 90%) are targeted at the maintenance and renewal of the network with c. 10% of the remaining funding invested in new roads/bridges or for road realignments.
My Department provides grant assistance to local authorities under the Regional and Local Road Grant Programme for a number of targeted programmes, including the Bridge Rehabilitation Programme. Applications are sought each year from local authorities under this programme for consideration for funding in the subsequent year. Councils are made aware of this and are asked to submit applications in order of priority.
This scheme covers projects costing up to €200,000. Larger bridge rehabilitation projects are considered on a case-by-case basis under the Specific Improvement Grant Programme.
In 2025, Kerry County Council were allocated €930,000 under the Bridge Rehabilitation Programme as well as €25,000 under the Specific Improvement Grant Programme for the Gap of Dunloe Bridge.
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