Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the abolition of the community involvement scheme; his plans for the reintroduction of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) was a pilot scheme which was completed in 2014.  It has been decided that there will be no separate allocation under this grant category in 2015. Instead the scheme will revert back to allowing local authorities to set aside 7.5% of their Restoration Improvement (RI) and Restoration Maintenance (RM) grants for CIS schemes if they so wish.

Local authorities were notified of the above in Circular RW 2/2015 which issued to local authorities on 3 February 2015.