Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister explain why, according to the Exchequer returns, the expenditure on the current side is €8 million behind profile at the end of November? The Minister said he has reallocated money and I saw an announcement on local improvement scheme, LIS, roads, but, as of yesterday, the local authorities have not received formal notification. These local authorities obviously cannot spend money they have not been notified about, no matter how many press releases have been issued by the Minister. Will he inform us when it is intended to let the local authorities, which have been told this money is on the way but about which they have not received formal notification, know that they have this money?

Today is 8 November and these authorities will not be working on LIS roads over Christmas. They have to get the bills in and the work has to be certified and inspected before that. When is the Minister going to notify them about the extra LIS money?

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