Mr. Garret Doocey:

That is basically it. I thank the Deputy for the question. He will know himself from being a councillor the kind of response that comes back. It is the revenue that is available to the four Dublin local authorities as compared with others. Let us be clear in order that we are all aware: the departmental grant is a top-up grant to the own resources which are expended by local authorities in their role as statutory road authority. The Dublin local authorities, as roads authorities, have much greater financial resources than the other local authorities. Hence, there is no departmental top-up.