Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2005
668 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the number of city and county councils which have sought funding for the undergrounding of existing 110kV and 220kV ESB overhead cables under the urban and village renewal measure of the regional operational programmes, 2000-06; and the breakdown of same funding provided for each of these councils. [34427/05]
View answerTo date, a total of 680 projects have been approved for grant assistance under the urban and village renewal measure of the regional operational programmes, 2000-06. Some of these projects included the undergrounding of electric cables, but it would be necessary to examine each project file individually and at some length to identify the number of such cases and, in particular, to estimate the amount of any grant assistance attributable to an undergrounding component of projects. The information sought is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.
