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

I know about the milk tanks coming in these roads and there were a few concerns that they would not come in any more because they were in such bad condition. Thankfully, I am aware of one case where the road was fixed and the milk tanker is going in to collect the milk. The Deputy will appreciate that and I mention the challenges that rural people face. The only thing I have to make to him is that I have to cut my cloth to measure. If I give more money to the LIS, where does he want me to take it out of? It will have to come from the rural regeneration and development fund, CLÁR, the town and village renewal scheme, the connected hubs fund, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme or the new community centres investment fund that I have just announced last week. It is a balancing act and the commitment I have given is that if savings emerge later in the year I will look at increasing the funding to the LIS. I would like to see some matched funding coming from the Department of Transport. There are the community incentive schemes as well and that fund is in the Department of Transport. Maybe that should be considered too.

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