Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 18 Dec 2003

Vol. 577 No. 5

Written Answers. - Local Improvements Scheme.

John Deasy

Question:

201 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received under the local improvements scheme in each local authority area over the past five years; and the number of pending applications in each area following the 2003 allocations. [31890/03]

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

My Department has recently sought details from county councils of works carried out under the local improvements scheme during 2003, including numbers of applications on hand at the end of the year. The information requested is set out in the following table:

Local Improvements Scheme –

Numbers of Applications on Hands 1998-2002

County Council	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Carlow	22	20	29	32	25
Cavan	470	458	404	370	350
Clare	189	193	182	172	146
Cork	246	316	223	224	231
Donegal	2,512	2,651	824	732	674
Fingal	3	–	–	–	–
Galway	114	104	119	158	186
Kerry	566	513	379	356	354
Kildare	15	13	17	11	7
Kilkenny	76	65	60	73	69
Laois	44	59	67	98	97
Leitrim	154	178	183	200	199
Limerick	71	90	86	102	108
Longford	70	98	92	107	131
Louth	16	21	30	37	34
Mayo	1,178	964	1,180	1,342	526
Meath	6	8	10	15	22
Monaghan	306	380	327	299	316
North Tipperary	69	59	55	52	66
Offaly	42	41	38	34	46
Roscommon	66	54	64	63	78
Sligo	269	254	133	104	91
South Tipperary	12	–	17	19	23
Waterford	36	48	48	35	42
Westmeath	27	18	9	6	19
Wexford	57	75	63	63	90
Wicklow	17	8	12	27	27
Total	6,653	6,688	4,651	4,731	3,957