I should also mention that in addition to general purpose grants, the introduction of the local government fund by this Government has seen grants for non-national roads increase by over 100% since 1997. That does not mean that we can stand still. The Minister is finalising proposals for the 2003 local government fund general purpose grant allocations and these will be notified to authorities in the next couple of weeks. These allocations will take account of the potential cost increases facing local authorities next year, increases which Senator MacSharry has highlighted.