Shankill bypass funding and plans
The Minister said revised preliminary proposals were under examination and that a grant could not be considered until final plans were settled. He expected the examination to finish within the year if no complications arose, but could give no firm date; the Chair then moved to the next question.
asked the Minister for the Environment if he will state the prospects that exist for an early allocation of funds for the construction of the planned by-pass road at Shankill, County Dublin.
Comment on this
: Revised preliminary proposals for a by-pass of Shankill were received recently from the Dublin County Council and are at present being examined.
The question of grant allocation will not arise until final plans have been settled.
Comment on this
: Will the Minister state when this examination will be completed? This is a major national primary road and I think he will accept that there is a greater degree of urgency here than exists in other areas.
Comment on this
: The documents were received by my Department on 10 April 1978 and they are at present under examination. Until that examination is completed a grant cannot be made available.
Comment on this
: I accept that the Minister received the documents only on 10 April. Can he give the House an indication when that examination can be expected to be completed? Will it be within the current year?
Comment on this
: I would expect so if there are not matters on which we cannot get an early agreement. At this stage I do not know whether it will involve CPOs or what else will be involved. As I have said, it is a new proposal and it is being examined at the moment. Therefore, I am not able to go into further detail.
