Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the funding in place for this project; if this funding been drawn down by the local authority; when work will commence on this project. [19979/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of non-national roads and bridges in County Mayo is a matter for Mayo County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. Accordingly, progress with the advancement of the Achill Sound Bridge project is a matter for the Council. Under the 2005 EU Co-Financed Specific Improvements Grant Scheme, Mayo County Council was allocated a grant of €450,000 towards the Achill Sound Bridge. A sum of €90,666 was drawn down by the Council in 2005 in respect of this project. Under the 2006 EU Co-Financed Specific Improvements Grant Scheme, Mayo County Council has been allocated a grant of €200,000 for design works on the Achill Sound Bridge. A sum of €568 has been claimed to date by the Council this year for this project.