Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
1372 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for supplementary funding for roads in the Turnings area of Straffan, County Kildare, from Kildare County Council, in the context of the Ryder Cup 2006; if he will approve a supplementary grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1876/05]
View answerIn April 2004 Kildare County Council wrote to my Department seeking additional funding of €325,000 for improvements to the road from Straffan Bridge to Sallins via Turnings. The council was informed that the proposed work would be appropriate to the restoration improvement programme and that it would be open to it to seek approval to carry out the scheme in 2004 on the basis that the expenditure could be recouped as a first charge in 2005 against the restoration improvement grant or to consider including the scheme in the restoration programme for works from 2005 onwards. Kildare County Council did not proceed with either of these options.
