Written answers

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Department of Rural and Community Development

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Photo of Eugene MurphyEugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funds will be released for local improvement schemes for counties which have already met their targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38588/18]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Local Improvement Scheme, or LIS, is a programme for improvement works on small private or non-public roads in predominantly rural areas. The scheme is funded by my Department and administered through the Local Authorities.

Following on from the successful re-launch of the scheme in 2017, I announced details of the 2018 Local Improvement Scheme on 27th February last. I allocated an initial sum of €10.8 million to Local Authorities across the country this year under the scheme.

The list of projects which each of the Councils has selected for improvement works under the scheme are available on my Department’s website.

As part of the LIS scheme this year, I also requested each County Council to compile a secondary list of suitable LIS road projects which they could complete if additional funding becomes available through my Department later in the year.

I am assessing the level of expenditure on all of my Department's programmes on an on-going basis, and I will make decisions shortly on whether there is scope for any additional funding to be allocated to the Local Improvement Scheme this year.

Over 1,100 roads have benefitted from improvement works since I re-launched the LIS last year.  This is having a hugely positive impact for residents and landowners along those roads in terms of access to their premises and properties.

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