asked the Minister for the Environment if he will make special moneys available to pay for the road structure in North Roscommon.

(Dublin South-East): Road grants totalling £2,333,200 were allocated to Roscommon County Council in the current year, an increase of almost 54 per cent over the 1980 allocation. This allocation includes a supplementary grant of £230,000 which was allocated on foot of the additional capital provision of £10 millions announced in the budget. Provision was made in the overall allocation for the needs of the entire county.

Is the Minister aware that, as a result of a decision taken by the previous Government to have a major power station constructed in that area, the majority of the roads adjacent to and surrounding the power station——

You are not allowed to make a speech.

On a point of clarification, is the Minister aware that Roscommon County Council have no moneys available for county road improvements because the moneys that the Minister specified are for certain projects, whether national primary, national secondary or regional roads. The fact is that the council have no money for county roads. Is the Minister prepared to make a special allocation available to the council towards the county roads in north Roscommon to service the major industry that is about to start there, the building of a briquette factory and the development of the crow coal that lies in that area?

(Dublin South-East): The answer is in the reply that I have read out. Does the Deputy mean a special grant for a particular project? I have given a detailed reply to the question.

The reply was in regard to the whole county, not the particular problem arising out of the major development that is going to take place in north Roscommon as a result of the building of the power station. The Minister failed to answer the question.

(Dublin South-East): If the Deputy tables a question to me I will give him the answer. I have answered the Deputy's question and he has asked me another one now.

I specified north Roscommon. What the Minister answered was in regard to the whole county. The Minister got up to answer a number of questions of mine yesterday but failed to answer any of them.

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