Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2006
689 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent to date on non-national road measures under the National Development Plan; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the programme; the breakdown of each for the Border Midland Western and south and east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34269/06]
View answerThe National Development Plan 2000-2006 commits expenditure of €2.43 billion to non-national roads in the Plan period — €1.08 billion in the BMW Region and €1.35 billion in the SE Region. My Department has provided grant assistance of almost €2.584 billion to local authorities in both regions over the period 2000 to 2005 — €1.057 billion in the BMW Region and €1.527 billion in the SE Region. It is estimated that grant expenditure in 2006 in both regions will be approximately €557 million — €229 million in the BMW Region and €328 million in the SE Region. Overall non-national roads investment over the period of the National Development Plan 2000-2006 is estimated to be over €3 billion.
