Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

The Senator can check that the money has been provided exactly according to population ratios. The allegation that Galway received a disproportionate amount of funding for roads is unfounded.

The second allegation is that I had some say in the picking of individual roads. As I explained earlier today, the allocation is sent to each county council. After being notified of a block allocation, the council sends to my Department a list of the roads it has chosen.