436 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the advice or specifications given by his Department to the local authorities relating to the proportion of blacktop tarmac that should be used in the repair and resurfacing of secondary roads in preference to tar-and-chippings; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out by his Department between tarmac and tar-and-chippings in respect of wearing value and longevity; his views on whether there would be long-term savings on the cost of road repair, nationally, by using high-specification surfacing material in the first instance; if so, the steps he is taking to bring same about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39707/05]

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436 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the advice or specifications given by his Department to the local authorities relating to the proportion of blacktop tarmac that should be used in the repair and resurfacing of secondary roads in preference to tar-and-chippings; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out by his Department between tarmac and tar-and-chippings in respect of wearing value and longevity; his views on whether there would be long-term savings on the cost of road repair, nationally, by using high-specification surfacing material in the first instance; if so, the steps he is taking to bring same about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39707/05]

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