Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I cannot believe the Minister. It is like the loaves and the fishes in that one must have the power to multiply. That would mean funding for our county roads and local roads would have been reduced, and the massive volume of traffic is from local areas into towns. I did not talk about the local improvement scheme. We are told, and I must believe our county manager, that there is only funding for five local improvement schemes each year notwithstanding the fact that 168 are sanctioned and there are 500 on a list waiting to be assessed. Clearly, the funding has been cut back-----