Sorca Clarke
Question:342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of road safety improvement schemes funded in Westmeath from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71274/25]
View answerThursday, 11 December 2025
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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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority.
My Department provides grant assistance to local authorities under the Regional and Local Road Grant Programme for a number of targeted programmes, including the Safety Improvement Programme. Applications are sought each year from local authorities under this programme for consideration for funding in the subsequent year.
The number of safety improvement schemes that Westmeath County Council were allocated funding for in each of the years 2022 to 2025 are shown in the table below.
|
Year |
No. of Safety Improvement Schemes Funded |
Allocation |
|
2022 |
9 |
€315,000 |
|
2023 |
7 |
€341,000 |
|
2024 |
4 |
€343,300 |
|
2025 |
5 |
€395,000 |