Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2026
334. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport to clarify, of the €1.5 billion for national, regional, and local roads announced this week; the amount allocated to Dublin City Council; the rationale for this allocation; if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17110/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra335. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the funding streams a being provided by his Department to Dublin City Council for road safety improvements works, climate change adaptation and resilience road works, and road drainage works respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 335 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, where applicable.
Arising from the arrangements in place in relation to Local Property Tax receipts, the four Dublin Councils are self-funding for regional and local roads under the main road grant categories and are required to self-fund their normal road works programmes. Accordingly, these Councils do not feature in most of the grant programmes but are eligible for certain grants such as the training, speed limit signage and road condition survey grants and may apply for monies under the Strategic Grant programme (improvement schemes costing over €6m).
Any road improvement projects proposed by local authorities for consideration for funding under the Strategic Grant Programme are assessed by the Department on a case-by-case basis. All projects put forward by local authorities for consideration must comply with the requirements of the Infrastructure Guidelines and the Department's Transport Appraisal Framework.
It should be noted that there is a limited budget available for projects under the Regional and Local Road Strategic Grant Programme.
In 2026, Dublin City Council received an allocation of €41,000 under the training and road condition survey grants.
In 2025, following the Speed Limit Review, local authorities were able to apply to receive monies for the implementation of rural speed limit signage. In this context, Fingal County Council received an allocation of €152,500 under the speed limit review signage grant.
