Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On a serious note, I reiterate that I do not pick the schemes. I will look at the local authorities, and Deputy Ó Cuív supports me on this. They look for the local contribution and charge an administrative fee for the scheme. I looked at one scheme recently which cost €21,000. The Department had allocated €26,000 and the council had taken €3,000 to €4,000 from this sum for administering the scheme. I gave it €865,000 and I expect that €865,000 to be spent on roads, not on administration.

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