Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)

The LIS falls under the remit of the Minister for Rural and Community Development. It does not fall within my Department.

I have given the funding figures and have used Kerry as a good example. We are looking at a 10.68% increase in funding for roads this year. There is a total allocation of €33.36 million for maintenance and improvement, which is on top of the funding for new roads. That is significant.

There is always more to do. We have the plan of work programme. The Deputy might ask the engineers in Kerry what they are referring to when they say tender documents have not been submitted because a project was cut. We have not cut any projects. In fact, we must prioritise projects. Much of the work in respect of the allocations for this year was concluded late last year. We are looking at schemes and the key will be what can be delivered. We will certainly be looking at that in detail for the 2026 allocations.

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