Mr. Dominic Mullaney:

The Government commitment on the A5 still stands, which is €25 million in 2017, 2018 and 2019. There has been no change in that regard. On the figures for regional and local roads, as the Minister stated, the initial figure for 2016 is identical to the initial figure for 2015. In 2015 there was a supplementary amount of approximately €25 million during the year. As a result of the severe weather, this year's figure has since been supplemented by €80 million. The outturn figures will therefore be higher for 2016. It is correct to say that overall the full amounts needed are not going in. Approximately €100 million comes from the local authority sector itself. When it comes to regional and local roads, our funding is supplementary.

As a final point, under the capital plan the amounts for what is called steady state do increase. They stay flat for the first two years, namely, 2016 and 2017, but they do increase thereafter. In 2020 they will have reached a much higher level.