In reply to the Deputy's question, the following table contains expenditure originally committed to national roads under the economic and social infrastructure operational programme for the years 2000 to 2006, the actual expenditure in each year and forecast for 2006.
Spend on national roads in the BMW region.
Year
|
National Roads Expenditure committed under NDP
|
National Roads Actual Expenditure
|
|
€m
|
€m
|
2000
|
190.80
|
188.10
|
2001
|
293.23
|
236.90
|
2002
|
374.34
|
182.31
|
2003
|
382.38
|
186.80
|
2004
|
389.66
|
354.75
|
2005
|
415.49
|
416.40
|
2006
|
502.59
|
487.57*
|
Total
|
2,548.49
|
2,052.83
|
*Forecast.