Vol. 476 No. 2
120 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for the Environment the amendments, if any, to the five year restoration improvement programme payments to Meath County Council for the years 1998 and 1999; and if the payments will remain at £2,394,000 minimum for the remaining two years of the programme. [6559/97]
Due to the increase in their restoration improvement grant allocation this year to £3.279 million, Meath County Council will be in a position to undertake nearly 40 per cent of the value of its 1998 restoration programme improvement schemes in 1997, in addition to all the 1997 schemes included in its multi-annual programme. The allocations to the council for 1998 and 1999 will be decided in the light of the overall level of resources available and the results of the consultancy study on the extent of the backlog of deficiencies in the regional and local road network which is expected to be completed shortly.
