145. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the significant inflationary pressures currently facing local authority roads departments, including Tipperary County Council, and the impact this is having on roads maintenance outputs; and whether consideration is being given to revising the regional and local roads funding model to reflect sustained inflation in construction materials, f…
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148. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to local authorities in 2026 to offset increased fuel, bitumen and construction material costs impacting roads maintenance programmes; if measures are being considered to ensure local authorities can maintain existing levels of road maintenance and restoration works, despite increasing operational costs. [36510/26]
213. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the statutory position regarding responsibility for local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67118/25]
244. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total length of the local road network and the regional road network nationally; if he will provide the most recent verified figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67103/25]
245. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown by local authority of the length of local roads and regional roads in each council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67104/25]
246. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the annual allocation to each local authority for the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67105/25]
247. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which allocations to local authorities for regional and local roads have increased or decreased in real terms over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67106/25]
248. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current assessment of the condition of the local and regional road network; the proportion of this network that is assessed as being in poor or very poor condition; the basis on which this assessment is carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67107/25]
249. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out analysis of the cost implications of prolonged under-investment in local and regional roads, including safety impacts, vehicle damage, and economic impacts in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67108/25]
253. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the respective roles and responsibilities of his Department and of local authorities in relation to the maintenance, management and funding of local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67112/25]
254. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used by his Department to allocate regional and local roads funding between local authorities, including factors such as network length, condition, traffic volumes and climate impacts; if he is satisfied that the current model is equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67113/25]