After a long, hard battle, the Government has thankfully agreed, in the programme for Government, to deliver the re-introduction of local improvement schemes and a new drainage scheme. This is a most welcome development. Local improvement schemes were suspended more than five years ago, which meant that no local authority in Ireland could offer people living on a road on which there might be from two to 20 houses the opportunity of having a local improvement scheme. These schemes are most important. The new drainage scheme and the method for delivering it are also most important. There is no sense in tarring a road unless the water can be drained from it. I am very thankful to the Government for including this new, imaginative scheme in the programme for Government. What commitment will the Taoiseach give on the introduction of these schemes? I also include Údarás na Gaeltachta roads. There was great delivery of funds through Roinn na Gaeltachta over many years whereby roads in the Gaeltacht were tarred.

That was Deputy Ó Cuív.

It was certainly due to Deputy Ó Cuív and I give him 100% credit for it. We also wish to give credit to this Government for doing the same. There are three matters for the Taoiseach. When will he inform the local authorities of what funding will be put in place for the local improvement schemes, so they can open the schemes? When will the new drainage scheme be put in place and how much money will be given to the local authorities for it? Finally, what type of commitment will the Taoiseach give regarding money for roads in the Gaeltacht under Roinn na Gaeltachta? It is in the programme for Government so perhaps the Taoiseach will tell us what he will do.

I can see that Deputy Michael Healy-Rae has his eyes on the extra moneys that are thankfully becoming available through an expanding economy. There are approximately 600 miles of drainage to be done in Kerry, so a large amount of machinery will be required to keep that going and keep the water flowing.

That is below the belt.

These were two very good schemes. I recall being on the county council many years ago when great work was done. I will ask the Minister to communicate to the Deputy when it is expected to move on this. The Údarás roads are part of the responsibility of an tAire, Deputy Kyne, ó Chonamara. I recall the former Deputy, Dinny McGinley, saying in the House, after Deputy Ó Cuív had the fliúirseach of the dormant accounts, that Connemara was a little like North Korea with aerstráice here and an airstrip there; there were airstrips all over the place, on land and at sea.

That was our commitment to rural Ireland.

The Taoiseach should stick to my question.

He said there were unseen and unheard-of airstrips that had been developed in Connemara through the benefits of the dormant accounts, as Deputy Martin is well aware.