Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Vince Steen. It is regarding a question I asked earlier and relates to the statement that I made. I had asked if they have a contingency fund in place, especially if they have difficulties down the road with maintaining roads.

The reason I say that, Mr. Speaker, is because I see, looking through the budgets, especially in my area, Highway No. 8, I see some $500,000 was taken out of the original $2.5 million that was designated for the next five years. I think the same thing applied on Highway No. 5.

Almost 50 percent of the budget for Transportation is being implemented on Highway No. 3, and yet we find ourselves having to deal with more in regards to the economic impacts that are facing us with oil and gas developments expanding in the Beaufort Delta, Fort Liard and in the Mackenzie Valley.

I would like to ask the Minister, when will he reinstate the amounts that were designated in the five-year capital plan? When will he distribute those funds, knowing that they were withdrawn. In the case of my highway, there was $500,000 withdrawn. Will that money be put back into the budget? Thank you.