Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport the basis on which funding is allocated for the local improvement scheme; the funding provided to Kildare County Council for each of the past three years; if this funding was decided by him or if it was based on a specific application by Kildare County Council; the way the allocation to Kildare compares with the moneys provided to other county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39988/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The administration of the Local Improvements Scheme (LIS) is a matter for the relevant county council, subject to the terms of the Local Improvements Scheme Memorandum and relevant Departmental circulars. Applications under the scheme are submitted to, and decided by, the relevant county council. My Department has no function in the selection of specific projects for grant aid.

My Department's role is confined to the allocation of funds under the scheme to individual county councils. This is decided annually in the context of the overall funds available and the number of LIS applications on hands in each county at the end of the previous year.

I have set out the details regarding Local Improvement Scheme grants provided by my Department to local authorities for 2007 and 2008 in the table below together with the grant allocations made by my Department in 2009.

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