Essential funding to improve road access to homes and farms in rural areas
Highest ever allocation for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS)
Ring-fenced funding to upgrade eligible roads on our offshore islands
Only one herd number now required for a valid application
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced a record funding allocation of €40 million for repairs and improvement works on non-public rural roads and laneways under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).
This announcement brings to a total of almost €170 million that has been allocated to local authorities under the Scheme since it was re-introduced in 2017.
The allocation of funds is for works to be carried out across 2024 and 2025 on roads not normally maintained by the local authorities.
*Local authorities will be contacted directly in relation to the details of the allocations.
Speaking as she announced the allocation today, Minister Humphreys said:
“I am delighted to announce record funding of €40 million for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), which will improve hundreds of rural roads and laneways across the country.
“LIS is a critical source of funding for small non-public roads not normally maintained by local authorities.
“It’s a fantastic scheme under which the homeowners and farmers who use the lane make a small local contribution and the Government provides the balance of funding to ensure that people can access their homes and farms on good quality surfaces.
Fore more information, visit: gov – Department of Rural and Community Development (www.gov.ie)