Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

During the past 12 months or more the Minister has allocated funding for the local improvement scheme. I commend him greatly on that because the scheme had been stalled for several years, much to the detriment of rural communities. It is back now and it is really popular. Most local authorities will say that the funding given by the Minister is great but that they want triple or quadruple what they are getting. Does the Minister have extra funds for the scheme this year?

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