Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 July 2024
467. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of roads per county or local authority which applied for works to be carried out under the local improvement scheme, in tabular form. [30755/24]
View answer469. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of roads per county or local authority which were approved for funding from the local improvement scheme, in tabular form. [30757/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 467 and 469 together.
The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports improving rural roads and laneways not usually maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the LIS is funded into the future.
While my department provides funding for the scheme, it is administered by each local authority, who are responsible for the selection and prioritisation of roads. Local authorities receive applications directly and then make a determination about the eligibility and prioritisation of roads for inclusion under the scheme based on criteria in any given year. Local authorities also decide whether or not to open the scheme to new applicants or to focus on existing lists.
As such, the Department has no information regarding the actual numbers of applications received by local authorities. The Department's role is to approve priority lists submitted to it by local authorities. As each year progresses, the Department maintains ongoing engagement with local authorities to accommodate any changes that might be required to priority lists due to local circumstances.
Below is a table outlining the final number of roads approved by the Department each year and completed per county since 2017.
|
County |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Carlow |
20 |
28 |
14 |
15 |
25 |
37 |
21 |
160 |
|
Cavan |
10 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
22 |
25 |
23 |
100 |
|
Clare |
28 |
30 |
12 |
12 |
20 |
25 |
22 |
149 |
|
Cork |
34 |
62 |
20 |
19 |
29 |
22 |
47 |
233 |
|
Donegal |
164 |
107 |
35 |
35 |
67 |
68 |
64 |
540 |
|
Galway |
57 |
69 |
36 |
30 |
49 |
50 |
39 |
330 |
|
Kerry |
41 |
61 |
21 |
9 |
18 |
23 |
23 |
196 |
|
Kildare |
0 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
49 |
|
Kilkenny |
16 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
89 |
|
Laois |
21 |
15 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
23 |
23 |
109 |
|
Leitrim |
20 |
24 |
11 |
9 |
17 |
31 |
24 |
136 |
|
Limerick |
18 |
22 |
13 |
8 |
42 |
27 |
17 |
147 |
|
Longford |
18 |
25 |
15 |
8 |
14 |
18 |
15 |
113 |
|
Louth |
8 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
62 |
|
Mayo |
89 |
144 |
74 |
53 |
91 |
31 |
67 |
549 |
|
Meath |
22 |
21 |
12 |
5 |
17 |
9 |
14 |
100 |
|
Monaghan |
21 |
28 |
14 |
12 |
26 |
14 |
30 |
145 |
|
Offaly |
23 |
31 |
16 |
14 |
29 |
32 |
26 |
171 |
|
Roscommon |
41 |
91 |
21 |
27 |
30 |
24 |
17 |
251 |
|
Sligo |
16 |
22 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
107 |
|
Tipperary |
10 |
32 |
21 |
20 |
25 |
35 |
40 |
183 |
|
Waterford |
17 |
20 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
82 |
|
Westmeath |
23 |
22 |
12 |
12 |
24 |
20 |
13 |
126 |
|
Wexford |
18 |
17 |
11 |
13 |
22 |
23 |
21 |
125 |
|
Wicklow |
7 |
15 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
71 |
|
Total |
742 |
932 |
412 |
350 |
660 |
608 |
619 |
4323 |
