The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the local authority's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.
The Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) remains in place in 2017 on the basis that local authorities may set aside 7.5% of their Restoration Improvement (RI) and Restoration Maintenance (RM) grants for CIS schemes if they so wish. In the case of Meath this allows the Council to set aside over €548,000 from RI and €138,000 from RM for CIS if they so wish.
Future arrangements in relation to CIS will now be assessed in the context of the allocations made as part of the Capital Plan Review.