§ Rev. William McCreaasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the expenditure in each of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland on (a) road construction and (b) road maintenance, in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Chris Patten[pursuant to his reply, 23 January 1984, c. 519]: The Department of the Environment for 267W Northern Ireland carries out its road functions on a divisional basis with each of the six divisions being responsible for between three and five district council areas. The available information is as follows:—
Expenditure at 1983–84 prices District Councils Antrim Ballymena Larne Magherafelt Carrickfergus Castlereagh Newtonabbey Belfast Coleraine Moyle Ballymoney Limavady Londonderry Armagh Craigavon Banbridge Newry & Mourne Downpatrick Lisburn Newtownards North Down Cookstown Dungannon Fermanagh Omagh Strabane Division Ballymena £ Million
Belfast £ Million
Coleraine £ Million
Craigavon £ Million
Downpatrick £ Million
Omagh £ Million
Totals £ Million
(a) New Construction 1978–79 4.5 8.5 12.3 6.8 8.2 8.8 49.1 1979–80 4.6 15.6 10.5 7.5 7.9 8.3 54.4 1980–81 5.0 20.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 47.8 1981–82 2.8 12.4 12.0 3.5 3.1 3.1 36.9 1982–83 1.6 10.2 11.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 27.8 Totals 18.5 66.7 52.6 24.2 26.9 27.1 216.0 (b) Operation and Maintenance 1978–79 7.4 9.4 8.6 10.0 8.2 14.2 57.8 1979–80 6.5 9.6 6.1 8.9 7.9 10.8 49.8 1980–81 6.8 6.5 6.3 7.7 7.0 8.2 42.5 1981–82 6.4 9.0 6.7 7.2 7.2 8.9 45.4 1982–83 5.9 6.3 5.2 7.7 6.6 7.6 39.3 Totals 33.0 40.8 32.9 41.5 36.9 49.7 234.8