Rural Life
The 2026 Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) will provide €17.55 million for repairs and improvement works on non-public rural roads and laneways.
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary has announced a further €14 million investment in rural roads.
Budget 2024 has allocated €431 million for rural and community development which will support various schemes aimed to invest in rural Ireland.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys is to seek more funding for improvements to rural roads and laneways.
Minister Heather Humphreys has announced funding of €12.5 million for repairs and improvement works on rural roads and laneways.
A Kerry County Councillor has called for the introduction of a emergency fund to improve dangerous rural roads.
Minister Ring has confirmed that, to date, no local authority has drawn down its 2019 funding under the Local Improvements Scheme (LIS).
A funding boost of €10 million for the improvement of non-public or private roads in rural Ireland has just been announced.
