Vol. 423 No. 4
163 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if the South Ring Road and the Mulcon Valley route in Cork; which is costing £20.5 million and which will qualify for a 75 per cent grant from the Regional Fund, will receive the required 25 per cent support from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The total estimated cost of Stage 1 of the Southern Ring Road, that is from Rochestown Road to the N71 at Bishopstown, and of the Mulcon Valley Project is £41.5 million, of which £22.6 million is scheduled to be spent under the present operational programme. A section of the Southern Ring Road, from Rochestown Road to the Kinsale Road, was opened earlier this year and work is in progress on a further section and on the Mulcon Valley Project.
