Claire Kerrane
Ceist:2001. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding for the local improvement scheme by 10%. [28954/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 June 2022
Ceisteanna (2001)
Freagraí scríofa
The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not normally maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the Scheme is funded into the future.
From 2017 to 2021, my Department allocated €80 million towards improvement works on over 3,000 non-public roads and lanes benefiting over 13,300 landowners and residents in these rural areas. I was pleased, as part of Budget 2022, to announce an increase in the base funding for LIS from €10.5 million to €11 million this year.
I announced details of the €11 million 2022 LIS Scheme in early April and approvals have issued for works to commence. Based on the 2022 allocation a 10% increase in allocated funding for the scheme would cost in the region of €1.1 million.