Seán Sherlock
Ceist:1193. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a special application by a person (details supplied) in respect of a person will be accepted. [25121/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
1193. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a special application by a person (details supplied) in respect of a person will be accepted. [25121/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe case which the Deputy refers to would be entirely a matter for consideration by the relevant Local Authority under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). LIS is a programme for improvement works on small private/non-public roads and is currently funded by my Department and delivered through the Local Authorities.
I launched the 2018 LIS programme in February this year with an allocation of €10 million distributed across the Local Authorities. Under the scheme, it is the responsibility of the relevant Local Authority to select and prioritise the road projects that will receive LIS funding in line with the scheme criteria. The list of projects which the Local Authorities plan to undertake this year have now been published on the Rural Development pages of my Department's website.
Should additional funding become available for the scheme later this year, it will again be up to the Local Authorities to prioritise projects under any additional allocation they may receive. Neither I nor my Department have any input into the Local Authorities' selection process.