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The budget for the Construction Involvement Scheme (CIS) has reduced
Cathaoirleach Cllr Paddy O'Rourke submitted a motion to the Council on Monday, July 8, in Carrick-on-Shannon, requesting that the Council ask Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD to meet with a delegation of councillors.
The purpose of the meeting would be to discuss the recent shortfall in funding for community and voluntary schemes such as the Construction Involvement Scheme (CIS).
In Cllr O'Rourke's motion, he described how the cost of materials has risen by twenty percent in the last year, and that residents are oftentimes willing to help pay for these projects but due to a lack of funding, only a few have been completed this year. He described these schemes as a “lifeline” to people mostly living on cul-de-sac roads.
“We have a responsibility to the people who live on these roads. People are being disproportionately burdened by having to maintain vehicles on those roads.
“Many of these people are people who are contributing to our local economy, doing multiple visits in and out across a poor quality road at huge cost to their annual budget of maintaining those vehicles.
“The budget for the CIS has reduced. As a result, we can only undertake two in the Ballinamore area this year and the cost for materials has gone up,” he said.
“Cllr Prior is anxious to meet with the Minister for Community Affairs, and equally we should call a meeting with the Minister for Transport who has a responsibility in both of these areas.”
The motion was seconded by Cllr Brendan Barry. “When we have a rough idea of costs, we should be able to put forward the case that we have 160 lanes on the list. State how much it's going to cost, ask for the money and we'll get it done,” he said.
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