Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will definitely take that on board. I will speak to my brother, Councillor Danny Collins, to see if he could push Cork County Council to come on board and co-fund these projects going forward. Between the LIS and the community services scheme it is a fabulous opportunity for communities to make progress. I accept that, unfortunately, they will have to contribute a little but that is fine given the long-term benefit. I plead with the Minister to consider allocating more funds to the scheme going forward as we are only barely reaching what needs to be done. I commend the Minister on dealing with 1,100 roads to date but thousands of roads have not been addressed. I look forward to the Minister having a chance to announce further funding for the scheme before the year is out.

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