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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: That is very disappointing about the local improvement scheme. It is a wonderful scheme, which the Minister reopened some years ago for which he is due huge credit. Local authorities who have not pulled their weight in this regard should be named and shamed. I, and the committee, want to know what local authorities are performing well in this and which have spent their allocations. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: Well said. Please God, next year Ennis will get over the line. It won the gold medal again this year for the cleanest urban centre. Please God next year it will get over the line and win the overall award. Senator Coffey is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: The Minister of State is welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We will finish programme A after comments from Deputies Smyth and Fitzmaurice. I remind members that we must finish by 1.15 p.m. at the latest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: I urge members to be conscious of the time constraint. I want to conclude this meeting today and remind members that we must discuss a couple more programmes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We have finished our discussion of that programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We certainly support the Minister on that. What the Minister said makes absolute and entire sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: On foot of this discussion, and time is of the essence, I would like to have seen another allocation for LIS this year. The Minister has outlined why this is not possible, with only €5.6 million spent out of a €10 million allocation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We have asked for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: Will the Minister reach out to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport? He also has links to the CCMA. They have role in this as well. If the Minister could bring all of those parties to the table, including his own Department, the committee would like to have an input into that. We acknowledge the value of the LIS and we give recognition to the Minister for reinstating the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: To finish on this programme, this committee will draft our thoughts on the LIS and forward them to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for his observations. We would appreciate it if the Minister for Rural and Community Development could reach out to the County and City Management Association. It would be more appropriate if the Minister could do that. We will link back in as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: The Senator did not indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: I did not see her. Could the Senator be brief because we only have a few minutes left?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We will leave it at that then, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: Could you clarify which one you are talking about, Senator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: Is that the fund?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We will move on to programme C, which relates to the Charities Regulator. We will also deal with the other issues, including appropriations-in-aid. We have already dealt with the Western Development Commission. We will take questions on Irish Water Safety as well. Is anyone offering on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: That was the first item we dealt with this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: What does the question relate to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for their attendance. It is clear the Minister is allocating funding where it is most beneficial in the communities and I commend him on that. It is a logical, practical use of the money and this committee will support him in any way possible. I thank members for their co-operation.