James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if and when he will increase funding for local improvement schemes; and the projected levels of such increases. [27004/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware, 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.

Details of provisional allocations notified to Local Authorities for 2007 are attached. The final amounts to be allocated to each county will be determined after the County Councils return details of additional LIS roads which they propose to fund under the CLÁR Programme this year.