Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I made a large additional allocation last year, which was welcomed, and I am committed to supporting the LIS. Some local authorities did not spend all of their allocation last year. Donegal was one of those. Its spend was €35,000 short. We allowed it to carry that amount into this year, but its 2022 allocation has been reduced as a result of the shortfall in delivery.

The assessment is not uniform. As the Deputy knows, different local authority engineers in different municipal areas will deem some roads on the list eligible while others will not. Even within local authorities, there are differences in how the figures are compiled. My officials are exploring these issues and we are consulting the local authorities to try to ensure that a consistent data set is available.

Regarding the Deputy's county of Galway, the 2022 LIS allocation is €958,831. The total allocation for 2021 was €1.58 million.

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