Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 637 of 26 September 2007, the allocation of funding available on a county basis for the 2007 programme for Local Improvement Scheme Roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25845/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As I explained in the reply to the Parliamentary Question referred to by the Deputy, funding for Local Improvement Scheme (L.I.S.) roads from the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (D/EHLG) has increased significantly in the past number of years. Consequently, my Department has decided to place a greater emphasis on funding water and sewerage schemes during 2007 under the CLÁR Programme.

However, I recently announced a new CLÁR LIS roads measure for 2007. In this context, the Deputy should note that the total funding available from my Department and the D/EHLG in 2007 is set to increase by almost 6% on that available in 2006.