Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 October 2025
366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to subheading A.4 5 rural and regional supports in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55714/25]
View answer370. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the local improvement scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55718/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 370 together.
The Local Improvement Scheme or LIS is a key support to rural communities in improving non-public rural roads and laneways that are not typically maintained by local authorities.
The table below outlines the allocations which form the basis of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for LIS in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. Funding allocations for 2026 will be confirmed in the REV 2026 which will be published in December in 2025 and then considered by the relevant Oireachtas Committees in early 2026.
|
Year |
REV Allocation |
|
2020 |
€10m |
|
2021 |
€10.5m |
|
2022 |
€11m |
|
2023 |
€12m |
|
2024 |
€13m |
|
2025 |
€15m |
|
2026 |
€17m |
In line with the demand for support under the Local Improvement Scheme, there was additional funding allocated to the subhead increasing the scheme allocation to €21 million in 2021; €22 million in 2022; €27 million in 2023; €23 million in 2024 and €30 million in 2025.
