Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. Previously, CLÁR moneys were used to fund county roads that had been damaged by forestry traffic. Those roads were built on poor ground in rural areas and, after being hit with heavy forestry traffic for months on end, were destroyed. Typically, they were a low priority for councils because they were in such isolated areas.

If the Minister, Deputy Ross, is going to speak with the other Minister, Deputy Ring, about reopening CLÁR funding for use in the LIS, the scheme for public forestry roads also needs funding, given that some rural communities use these roads regularly as their main routes home.

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