Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary has announced a further €14m investment for rural roads and laneways.
The funding is available under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).
This funding increases the total budget under the LIS for 2025 to €30m, the highest annual funding ever under the scheme.
The scheme is designed to support the continued improvement of non-public roads in rural communities and improve access to rural homes and farms, as well as outdoor amenities.
The LIS scheme was re-introduced in 2017, and there has been over 4,800 roads upgraded under the scheme since.
Allocation
The funding has been allocated to each county through the local authorities.
The county allocations are based on the level of works that each local authority indicated they could complete before the end of the year.
Local authorities are responsible for identifying and prioritising roads for improvement works under the scheme, in consultation with residents/landowners.
The works must be completed before the end of the year.
The allocation breakdown for each county is outlined below:
Eligible Roads
Not all roads are eligible, according to the department of rural and community development.
Ineligible roads include:
Roads servicing only houses or buildings used by persons not engaged in agriculture.Roads leading to commercial enterprises.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary has announced a further €14m investment for rural roads and laneways.
The funding is available under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).
This funding increases the total budget under the LIS for 2025 to €30m, the highest annual funding ever under the scheme.
The scheme is designed to support the continued improvement of non-public roads in rural communities and improve access to rural homes and farms, as well as outdoor amenities.
The LIS scheme was re-introduced in 2017, and there has been over 4,800 roads upgraded under the scheme since.
Allocation
The funding has been allocated to each county through the local authorities.
The county allocations are based on the level of works that each local authority indicated they could complete before the end of the year.
Local authorities are responsible for identifying and prioritising roads for improvement works under the scheme, in consultation with residents/landowners.
The works must be completed before the end of the year.
The allocation breakdown for each county is outlined below:
Eligible Roads
Not all roads are eligible, according to the department of rural and community development.
Ineligible roads include:
Roads servicing only houses or buildings used by persons not engaged in agriculture.Roads leading to commercial enterprises. 
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