Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the moneys drawn down for the community involvement schemes, compared to the original allocation, by county. [39279/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​The Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) was a pilot scheme which was completed in 2014. The allocation and payment booklets for regional and local roads in 2013 and 2014 are available in the Dáil Library.

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.

In addition to the funding provided to local authorities at the start of the year, a further €24 million (Stimulus) was allocated to local authorities in July 2015 under the Restoration Improvement Programme and local authorities were allowed to use up to 20% of their additional Restoration Improvement Grant towards CIS should they wish to do so. 

When 2015 outputs are sought by my Department local authorities will be asked to provide information on CIS.