A final supplementary question from Deputy Gallagher, who put down the question.

Could I ask the Minister, without being cynical about this, if we in Donegal could ensure that more than £269,000 would be spent this year in breaking down the £352,000 provided by the Fianna Fáil administration last year as against the £80,000 provided by the Coalition administration this year, would he match pound for pound the difference between——

The Deputy cannot make a speech. Undoubtedly, he will have plenty of fora on which to make his speech.

Will the Minister make up the shortfall between the amount provided by Fianna Fáil and by the Coalition administration, if we can assure the Minister that there will be enough projects to spend all this money?

The Deputy is being very contentious in the way in which he quotes the first part of his question. He knows as well as I do that there is a five-year programme governing this Border area, with the funding laid out in advance. The Deputy is also aware that, of the funds provided last year, over half were not expended by Donegal County Council.

Why?

The Deputy is also aware that the proportion of the funding going to projects specifically promoted by the county councils is only a part of the total funding, because other bodies are involved also.

Just one supplementary on that——

I am sorry, Deputy——

It is relevant to what the Minister said and arises out of his reply——

It may be relevant, I do not dispute that, but we have had too many supplementaries.

If moneys are allocated to a local authority from the Regional Fund and are not spent in the current year can the Minister say are the local authority entitled to spend them in the next year or does the money revert to the Exchequer?

That is clear from my reply because, as I pointed out, of the total available to Donegal County Council for this year of £269,672, £189,672 consist of a balance brought forward from last year.

Will the Minister please answer Question No. 15?