Road Damage Council

I got money back for a new tyre before from hitting a fairly big pothole, took a photo and sent it on to the council and they paid me back the cost of the tyre replacement.

What sort of damage do you have

Nope there is no ringfencing of funds, it goes on social welfare, health etc

Not according to this:

According to the Minister for Environment, Heritage, Local Government John Gormley has stated that motor tax receipts are paid directly into the local government fund which is ring fenced for local government purposes. Each year the motor tax receipts are supplemented by an exchequer contribution. The fund is used primarily to finance regional and local roads and the general purpose needs of local authorities.

Your quote is from 2010, but I think the arrangements have changed since them. The Local Government Fund still exists, but as far as I can find out it is now funded by (a) local property tax, and (b) exchequer funding.

Even when road tax did go into it, the LGF was ring-fenced for local government purposes generally, but no particular part was ring-fenced for expenditure on roads. The Minister disburses the LGF to local authorities and tells them what to spend it on. He decides how much of it they are to spend on their functions as road authorities, and there need be no connection between that amount and the amount of road tax (if any) paid into the fund.

I've heard of people claiming against a council for degraded roads like a pothole. Claiming for damage because of a ramp, isn't the whole point of ramps is to make you slow down.

That link on all your posts is very annoying