Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Deputy Ó Cuív on trying to collate the actual cost throughout the State. I also have to acknowledge the contribution of the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, of €2.64 million over the past two years to County Clare. She actually doubled the funding this year, which is greatly welcomed. I also believe that the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, in the Department of Transport should be contributing to this scheme. I also acknowledge the Minister’s reference in that regard where she has reached out to the Minister, Deputy Ryan. I put in questions as Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development in the previous Dáil where we also made recommendations around this. The Department of Transport needs to come up to the plate and to provide funding for this vital scheme for rural Ireland.

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