Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
606 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of a recent accident, he will instruct the relevant authorities to provide for traffic calming measures without further delay on the Diswellstown Road in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33609/09]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. Regional and Local Road Grant allocations were announced in April this year. In the case of Fingal County Council, the total grant allocation from the Department in 2009 is €5,788,866.
In May this year, my Department invited applications from road authorities for funding in 2010 under the Low Cost Safety Improvement Works scheme of grants. The applications for funding under this scheme submitted by Fingal County Council did not include proposals for works on the Diswellstown Road in Dublin 15. Local authorities may also use their Discretionary Improvement grant allocations from the Department to fund traffic calming works. The 2009 Discretionary Improvement grant allocation to Fingal County Council is €215,000. The selection of works to be funded from this allocation is entirely a matter for the local authority.
