§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what financial allocations have been made from EC structural funds, 1994–99 towards new roads infrastructure in the Downpatrick and Craigavon divisions; and if he will make a statement. [18556]
§ Mr. MossNo financial allocations have been made from EC structural funds 1994–99 in respect of roads infrastructure in the Downpatrick division. In the Craigavon division, grant of £1,845,000 from the EC structural funds 1994–99 has, to date, been paid in respect of work on the Newry by-pass stage II.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the projects in the major road works programme with the appropriate costings for the 1995–98 period which was recently approved; and if he will make a statement. [18558]
§ Mr MossThe major works programme for roads is reviewed annually and the latest programme, covering the period April 1995 to March 2000, is as follows:
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Total estimated cost £ million New starts in 1995–96 Purdysburn Road, Belfast: stages 1B and 2 2.1 Ballymaconaghy Road, Belfast: stage 2 0.6 A5 Maheramason 0.9 Omagh Through-pass: stage 2B 2.3 Motorway Emergency Telephone System 5.3 A5 Burndennett 1.3 Church Street/Scotch Street, Downpatrick 1.7 New starts in 1996–97 Anne Street/Thomas Street, Dungannon 0.8 Balmoral Avenue/Malone Road, Belfast 0.4 Northern Distributor, Ballymena 2.2 A29 Carland Bridge, Dungannon 2.2 A26 Antrim/Ballymena Dualling: stage 2 2.7 A5 Leckpatrick 0.8 Balloo Road, Bangor 0.5 New starts in 1997–98 Comber By-pass: stage 2 2.9 Belfast Inner Ring Road (Southern Section) 2.5 A5 Garvaghy 0.4 Strand Road, Londonderry: stage 2 1.8 A2 Limavady By-pass: stage 1 (Earthworks) 2.5 A8 Belfast-Larne Road Dualling: stage 1 2.5 A2 Shore Road, University of Ulster/Ravenhill 3.8 No schemes are programmed to start during 1998–1999 New starts in 1999–2000 A6 Toome By-pass 1.4 Belfast Inner Ring Road (South/West Section) 4.0 Limavady By-pass: stage 2 (Bridgeworks) 2.2 A26 Windyhall Dualling Coleraine 0.6 Northway, Portadown 0.8
Total estimated cost £ million A1 Fourmile/Buskshill Dualling, Newry 3.3 Comber Road/Portaferry Road; Newtownards 0.6 A5 Bready 0.4 A5 Ballyfatton 0.2
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions have taken place with representatives of the EC task force and the European Commissioner responsible for the peace and reconciliation fund about the allocation of funding towards roads infrastructure in Craigavon and Downpatrick roads division; and if he will make a statement. [18559]
§ Mr. MossNone. There will be an opportunity to consider specific projects when the programme has been agreed with Brussels.