Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In respect to Green Plan monies, about three weeks ago we had a meeting with Renewable Resources, and the federal government to discuss how we could access the Green Plan money in terms of finding locations at the community level for water resources. We found that, in order to access the Green Plan money, the policies or the criteria which the federal government follows is very limiting to more research.
The Department of Renewable Resources and M.A.C.A. are in the process of putting together a submission to the federal government. In terms of community assessment mechanisms, we work with D.P.W. to put plans together for community infrastructures. For travel reductions, we have reduced the travel at the headquarters level. For the ones that give support to communities, we have not reduced that travel.
I agree with the Member that we are here to help communities, and we will try as much as we can to maintain the same levels of support that we give to communities in these particular levels, community recreational facilities, or leaders assistance that we provide to communities. First of all, Mr. Chairman, the department did not have a budget for this particular activity. What we have been doing is, we have been re-allocating monies to pay for community assistance.
For this year, 1992-93, we are not successful in obtaining more monies because of restraint, and also criteria that were developed by government. We will continue to work to see if we can find more resources at the community level to help them out to raise funds in this particular area as well, to look within our department to see if we can give more assistance. Thank you.