John Deasy
Ceist:204 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the grant allocations under the local improvement scheme for each local authority in each of the past five years; the calculation which is used to ensure an equal distribution of the funding throughout the local authority areas; if he will increase the amount allocated to Waterford City and County Council in view of the level of applications on hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/03]