Mr. Peter Walsh:

The funding is based on the condition of the road. Quite a few years ago, we moved to a circumstance whereby the condition of the road surface was the defining characteristic for an intervention. The distribution of funds is done on the basis of need. Thankfully, Wexford has a lot of good subgrade, unlike other areas of the country with very poor ground. It may well be that some areas of the network have not had intervention as frequently. The determination of who gets pavement funding is on the basis of the condition of the pavement. There has never been an issue, and there never will be an issue, whereby we have matched funding. A suggestion that if a local authority comes up-----