Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
337. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing funding for safety improvement schemes in Kerry in order that Kerry County Council can address the safety needs of the county. [72388/25]
View answer341. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of road safety improvement schemes funded in Kerry from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [72392/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 341 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 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 Kerry County Council were allocated funding for in each of the years 2020 to 2025 are shown in the table below.
|
Year |
No. of Safety Improvement Schemes Funded |
Allocation |
|
2020 |
9 |
€ 480,000 |
|
2021 |
4 |
€ 470,000 |
|
2022 |
5 |
€ 515,000 |
|
2023 |
11 |
€ 542,500 |
|
2024 |
5 |
€ 550,000 |
|
2025 |
8 |
€ 665,000
|
Within the overall budget available for the Safety Improvement Grant Programme, the 2026 allocations will be decided following consideration of Councils’ applications by the Department. The allocations will be notified to Councils as part of the general grant allocation process early next year.
