Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount that has been allocated for the A5 upgrade project in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; when it will be finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25283/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the agreement of March 2007 between the Irish and British Governments on a funding package to support the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the Irish Government made a commitment to provide funding of £400/€580 million in a roads investment package for Northern Ireland which will contribute to the upgrading of the A5 road from Aughnacloy to Derry/Londonderry to dual-carriageway status.

Drawdown depends on the achievement of agreed project milestones and clearance by the Cross-Border Roads Steering Group and North-South Ministerial Council. €9 million was provided in 2009 by the Government for the A5 and a provision for funding of €9.074 million has been made for 2010. The 2011 and 2012 project allocations will be agreed as normal in the context of the overall estimates process.

The A5 project is being implemented by the Roads Service of Northern Ireland (RSNI). The expected completion date of the project is July 2015.