Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the community involvement scheme which deals with roads has been discontinued; and if he will consider making provisions for the scheme to recommence, as it is of considerable benefit to communities and local authorities. [27933/15]

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 was decided that there would be no separate allocation under this grant category in 2015. Instead the scheme has reverted 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.