David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding requested by Cork County Council to construct the northern relief road in Midleton, County Cork; the amount which has been made available to date; the estimated cost of the relief road; when he expects it to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36061/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The improvement of non-national roads in its area is a matter for Cork County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department.

I understand that the total estimated cost of the Midleton Northern Relief Road is approximately €1,778,000 and my Department has approved grant assistance of €1,333,225 towards the cost of the project. From 2002 to the end of 2005, grant assistance of €112,742 provided to Cork County Council and in 2006 I allocated a grant of €316,000 for the scheme. I understand, from enquiries made of Cork County Council, that the projected completion date for the road is late 2008.