asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state when the Galway County Council were instructed to prepare, under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, a priority list of schemes for execution in the current year, when the list was received, the cost of the works and the amount sanctioned.

All local authorities were requested on the 27th June to prepare a list of works capable of being executed in the current financial year under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949. The proposals of Galway County Council were received on the 20th July and contained 81 works to the value of £52,825. A grant of £45,125 has been allocated in respect of 79 of these works. The remaining two works have been deferred.