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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Jan 1997

Vol. 473 No. 4

Written Answers. - Roads Funding.

Michael P. Kitt

Question:

237 Mr. M. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment the proposed amount of funding under the Cohesion Funds for road spending for the western region, being the province of Connacht and Donegal and Clare, up to the year 1999; the percentage of the Cohesion Funds to be spent in the western region; if he will carry out a mid-term review to give a greater percentage of moneys from the Cohesion Funds to the western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25278/96]

Responsibility for the selection of road projects for submission for Cohesion Fund assistance is a matter for the National Roads Authority, following consultation with my Department, the Department of Finance and the European Commission. The approval of projects and the commitment of Cohesion Fund assistance in respect of individual projects is a matter for the Commission. The Cohesion Fund Regulation does not provide for a mid-term review.

The actual level of EU Cohesion Fund assistance to be received for projects in any area will depend on the progress on approved projects and on future project approvals by the Commission. Accordingly, it is not possible to forecast likely Cohesion Fund assisted expenditure in any area up to the end of 1999. Road projects approved to date for Cohesion Fund assistance in the area in question are set out in the following table:

Approved Cohesion Fund Projects in the Connacht, Donegal and Clare area (as at 1 January 1997)

N4 Curlews By-Pass

Roscommon County Council

N4 Sligo/Collooney

Sligo County Council

N6 Galway Eastern Approach Road

Galway Corporation

N18 Newmarket-on-Fergus By-Pass (Design)

Clare County Council

Integrated Network Improvement (N6 and N18)

Clare and Galway County Councils

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