Vol. 508 No. 3
295 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his Department has received a request from Cork County Council to enable the improvement works on Fota Road in Cobh, County Cork, to be completed; the amount of moneys involved; when he will make these moneys available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18964/99]
Cork County Council submitted 27 applications to my Department for consideration under the EU co-financed scheme of grants in 1999. These applications included an application for funding of £145,000 for the R624 Cobh road. This application, together with all other applications under the EU co-financed scheme was considered in my Department, having regard to compliance with EU eligibility criteria, the need to prioritise projects, competing demands from other local authorities and the funds available for the scheme in 1999.
This project was not among Cork County Council's eight projects selected for funding in 1999 totalling £3,230,000. It will be open to the council to submit a further application in respect of this scheme, which it is hoped to continue post 1999, when applications are sought for 2000.
