Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2004
944 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding that was allocated from his Department towards the landslide effects in north Mayo; and the amount that was allocated specifically to north Mayo roads from the allocations announced recently.
View answer945 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided from his Department towards the landslide in north Mayo. [1367/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 944 and 945 together.
The local government fund general purpose grant allocated to Mayo County Council for 2004 amounted to €29,752,341. This grant represents an increase of 17.5% over the corresponding grant for 2003. In determining this grant I was conscious of the demands on the council arising, inter alia, from the landslide in the north Mayo area.
I have notified the council that the significantly increased 2004 grant may be used to contribute to the carrying out of such works as it considers necessary to prevent a recurrence of the landslide.
The total non-national road grant allocation, announced yesterday, for Mayo County Council in 2004 is €20,945,500, representing an increase of 13% over the 2003 allocation. Included in this allocation is a special grant of €1.46 million for the improvement, repair and protection of roads and bridges in the area affected by the landslide. In addition, a grant of €571,000 was provided in 2003 by my Department to Mayo County Council for immediate remedial works to non-national roads and bridges as a result of the damage caused by the landslide.
My Department is also continuing to recoup Mayo County Council 90% of the cost of providing emergency accommodation to households affected by the landslide.
