Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

In 2006, for every €2 spent by local authorities on local improvements schemes, LIS, in CLÁR areas on non-public roads, my Department is providing an additional €1 from CLÁR funding for works on further LIS roads within the CLÁR areas. This, in effect, will increase investment on LIS roads in these areas by 50%. The projects are selected by the local authorities.

I allocated €653,013 to Cork County Council to carry out works on 20 roads in CLÁR areas in County Cork in 2006. The Deputy will appreciate, however, that my Department has no input into the selection, or the timeframe for delivery, of these projects which is a matter for the local authority.

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