asked the Minister for the Environment the total allocation made to Donegal County Council under infrastructural aids for improvement works to county roads and access roads to farms.
Written Answers. - County Donegal Infrastructural Aids.
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It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to funds allocated in the current year for works which are eligible for assistance under the EEC Western Package for the stimulation of agricultural development.
Under this scheme, the block grant of £1,170,000 allocated to Donegal County Council in the current year included a sum of £296,000 to finance the cost of a programme of improvement works on county roads used mainly for agriculture and forestry.
Under the Local Improvement Scheme, the "western" counties, including Donegal, were asked to give priority to works on farm roads which would qualify for EEC aid so as to attract the maximum aid available for farm roads. The grant allocated to Donegal County Council under the scheme this year was £313,000.