Can the Minister give any indication as to the proportion of grants which might be made available to various agencies on the basis of capital grant aid as opposed to grant aid for current expenditure purposes? Does the Minister envisage in the case of agencies which come within the ambit of various Government Departments, for instance, the Department of the Environment, allowing the grants to be distributed through their subagencies such as the local authorities?

The Government have to decide finally on the details but I am sure that some of the money can probably be spent in this way. We have added amenities for inclusion. Most of the amenities schemes are worked through the Department of the Environment and the local authorities. Any information regarding these projects would come through these channels. Where money is going towards amenities we would expect the local authorities to be involved as they have been up to now. As to whether the recipients would receive money towards capital or current expenditure, it could be either, depending on the decisions of the Government.