Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2026
62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to Cavan and Monaghan county councils for lane improvement works under the local improvement scheme in each year 2020-2025, and the proposed allocations for 2026. [22907/26]
View answerThe Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) provides for the upgrade of non-public rural roads and laneways that are typically not maintained by local authorities. It was re-introduced by my Department in 2017 and since then, over €201 million has been allocated to local authorities for LIS.
Table 1 LIS funding allocated to Cavan and Monaghan County Councils from 2020 to 2025.
|
County |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Cavan |
€269,254 |
€1,119,389 |
€1,273,457 |
€1,741,411 |
€690,084 |
€1,181,974 |
€6,275,569 |
|
Monaghan |
€250,000 |
€1,326,223 |
€932,889 |
€1,342,724 |
€564,965 |
€961,776 |
€5,378,577 |
Last month, I was pleased to launch the 2026 scheme with funding of €17.55 million. Of this, Cavan County Council received an allocation of €527,400, while Monaghan County Council have been allocated €385,880. This is an increase on the initial base funding allocated to both Cavan and Monaghan in 2025. This funding announcement brings the total allocated to Cavan County Council since 2017 to over €8 million. Monaghan has been allocated over €6.9 million over the same period.
My officials are engaging with local authorities who are in the process of preparing their lists of roads for inclusion in this years scheme. The scheme will be closely monitored to ensure funding is fully utilised and that as many roads as possible are completed under the scheme.
