Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will take the LIS and the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Kyne, will take the WDC. The LIS scheme is now open. We need to continue and try to get as much funding as possible. We know there is a major problem in respect of roads. There has been a major increase in the roads programme this year. We need the weather now for local authorities to start getting the work done and to identify where the real needs are in respect of roads. We have allocated €27 million to the LIS scheme for 1,100 roads. We will look at it between now and the end of the year and see if we have any further funding to put into it.