Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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521. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated under local improvement schemes in 2018 in counties Roscommon and Galway; if there will be an additional round of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27476/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a programme for improvement works on small private/non-public roads. The scheme is currently funded by my Department and administered through the Local Authorities.

Following on from the successful re-launch of the scheme in 2017, I announced details of the 2018 Local Improvement Scheme on 27 February last. I allocated an initial amount of €10.8 million to County Councils across the country this year under the scheme. The 2018 funding includes an allocation of €370,290 to Roscommon County Council, and an allocation of €942,000 to Galway County Council.

Detailed information regarding the 2018 roads selected by Roscommon County Council and Galway County Council for improvement under the scheme can be found on my Department’s website at .

As part of the LIS scheme this year, I also requested each County Council to compile a secondary list of suitable LIS road projects which they could complete if additional funding becomes available under my Department's Vote later in the year. I will keep the matter under consideration in the context of my Department's overall expenditure performance over the coming months.