asked the Minister for Local Government when Limerick Corporation applied first to him for sanction to raise a loan to finance a new cemetery at Mount Saint Oliver, Limerick; and when he proposes to sanction the raising of the loan in view of the urgency of the situation.
Written Answers. - Limerick Cemetery.
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Limerick Corporation first applied for sanction to the raising of a loan to finance the provision of a new burial ground at Crossagalla, Limerick, to be known as Mount St. Oliver, in August, 1974. In December, 1974, the corporation were given sanction to the borrowing of £95,000. At that time the total cost of the project was estimated at £120,000 and the balance was to be met from revenue.
In January, 1976, an application for sanction to the borrowing of a further £100,000 was received from the corporation. To enable this application to be considered, the corporation were asked for certain information regarding the revised overall expenditure likely to be involved in the project. Plans were submitted to my Department on the 19th November, 1976, and are being examined. I am unable to consider sanctioning further borrowing for this project until that examination is completed.