Alan Shatter
Ceist:294 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he will provide Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council with the funding requested by it to enable it to sign contracts for the construction of the Dundrum by-pass; when he received a request for funding from the council; the amount of funds sought; and the reason for the delay in providing the funds sought. [26910/00]