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Tue 07 Jul 2009Republic to spend €9m on NI roads
THE GOVERNMENT is proceeding with plans to spend €9 million on road projects in Northern Ireland despite the financial difficulties created by the recession.
The plenary meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) at Farmleigh yesterday was told that Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey would make the €9 million payment to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund of the Belfast powersharing administration before the end of this year.
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