asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of money allocated to each of the 13 western counties under EEC Regulation 1920/80 for western development under the following headings: (a) county roads; and (b) access roads to farms.
Written Answers. - Western Development.
911.
The general road grant allocations for 1982 to the western counties include sums specifically to finance a programme of works on county roads used mainly for agriculture and forestry. These sums which are set out at column 2 of the table below are designed to attract £0.8 million recoupment from the EEC under the Western Package.
Similarly, the allocations under the Local Improvement Scheme for 1982 include sums specifically to finance a programme of works on farm roads. These sums, which are set out in column 3 of the table below, are designed to attract £1.01 million recoupment from the EEC.
TABLE
1982 Grant allocations attracting Western Package aid.
|
County Council 1 |
General Road Grant (County Roads) (2) |
Local Improvements Scheme (Access Roads to farms) 3 |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Cavan |
167,900 |
298,000 |
|
Clare |
202,200 |
111,000 |
|
Cork |
116,500 |
132,000 |
|
Donegal |
338,100 |
359,000 |
|
Galway |
204,500 |
262,000 |
|
Kerry |
156,500 |
349,000 |
|
Leitrim |
126,800 |
317,000 |
|
Limerick |
26,200 |
17,500 |
|
Longford |
60,500 |
68,500 |
|
Mayo |
251,300 |
367,000 |
|
Monaghan |
110,800 |
115,000 |
|
Roscommon |
130,200 |
100,000 |
|
Sligo |
108,500 |
102,000 |
|
Total |
2,000,000 |
2,600,000 |