Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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1006. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a community involvement scheme and a local improvement scheme for the upgrade of local roads in the coming year. [19944/15]

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.  

The Local Improvement Scheme remains in place however, there is no separate allocation available towards this grant category.  Instead local authorities may use up to 15% of their initial Discretionary Grant towards Local Improvement Schemes should they wish to do so.  The local contribution for these schemes remains at 20% of the total cost of the project.  The same eligibility rules apply for these schemes.  

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