Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development

Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development

Photo of Joe CareyJoe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister reach out to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport? He also has links to the CCMA. They have role in this as well. If the Minister could bring all of those parties to the table, including his own Department, the committee would like to have an input into that. We acknowledge the value of the LIS and we give recognition to the Minister for reinstating the scheme. We would like it to kick on with more roads being done. Currently, for whatever reason, some local authorities are not pulling their weight. If we can play a role in trying to make it happen, we will. We will reach out to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the local authorities and the Minister's Department to try to get a conclusion to it. Is that something that could be picked up?

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