asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of additional finance he has promised to allocate to Meath County Council in December 1980 and January 1981; the purpose for which the money may be used by the council; and the votes under which this money is being made available.
Written Answers. - Meath County Council Finance.
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Capital and current allocations are determined in the light of the provisions made for the various services in the public capital programme and the Department's Vote and payments in respect of them are made during the year as appropriate. The Deputy will note that the Supplementary Estimate taken by the House today makes provision for extra funds for roads and housing, while extra capital funds have also been made available recently in respect of housing and sanitary services. Allocations made to Meath County Council arising out of these extra provisions were set out in the reply to the Deputy's Question No. 430 of 9 December 1980.
Allocations to Meath County Council for 1981 will be determined within the context of Government decisions in relation to the budget and I am not in a position to anticipate such decisions.