Written answers

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Network

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has made an executive decision on the community involvement scheme 2022; if so, when an announcement will be made; and when it is expected to open for applicants. [5992/22]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.

The purpose of the Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) is to facilitate local community participation in the repair of local roads. The focus of the programme is on the repair of more lightly trafficked public roads which might not be high on the list of a local authority's annual roadwork programme.

Towards the end of 2021, my Department invited local authorities to submit applications for Community Involvement Schemes (CIS) for another two year programme for the period 2022/2023. While community contributions in the range 15% to 30% had been required up to 2021 depending on the mix between works and monies, the contribution rate is being reduced to a minimum of 10% for monetary contributions and 20% for works contribution for the 2022/2023 round of funding.

The allocations for CIS will be announced in the coming weeks as part of the general grant allocation process.

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