Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 February 2018
54. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of local improvement scheme allocations to local authorities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/18]
View answerThe Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a programme for improvement works on small private/non public roads and has been funded in the past by the Department of the Environment and Local Government and subsequently by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
There has been very little funding available for this scheme in recent years due to constraints on public expenditure. However, I was very conscious of the underlying demand for the scheme in rural areas throughout the country.
I therefore announced the provision of €10 million to Local Authorities for a Local Improvement Scheme last September. Based on demand and the capacity of Local Authorities to complete works before the end of 2017, I allocated an additional €7.4 million to Local Authorities for LIS roads at the end of November. The table outlines the funding allocated to each county under the LIS in 2017 and the final drawdown position at the end of the year.
It is clear that there is a continuing demand for LIS funding in rural communities across Ireland, and I have therefore secured an allocation of €10 million for the scheme in my Department's Estimate for 2018. I intend to announce details of the 2018 scheme including the allocations for each county shortly.
LIS 2017: Funding per County
|
County |
LIS 2017 round 1 Allocations |
LIS 2017 round 2 Allocation |
Total allocation 1 & 2 |
Funding Drawn Down by LA |
|
Carlow |
€250,000 |
€190,460 |
€440,460 |
€440,460.00 |
|
Cavan |
€295,000 |
€40,080 |
€335,080 |
€335,080.00 |
|
Clare |
€482,000 |
€384,774 |
€866,774 |
€866,774.00 |
|
Cork |
€1,000,000 |
€151,985 |
€1,151,985 |
€1,055,313.51 |
|
Donegal |
€884,000 |
€2,500,000 |
€3,384,000 |
€3,061,655.90 |
|
Galway |
€942,000 |
€426,651 |
€1,368,651 |
€1,368,651.00 |
|
Kerry |
€727,000 |
€268,578 |
€995,578 |
€980,225.97 |
|
Kilkenny |
€315,000 |
€290,565 |
€605,565 |
€598,079.00 |
|
Laois |
€264,000 |
€548,270 |
€812,270 |
€756,789.91 |
|
Leitrim |
€250,000 |
€237,947 |
€487,947 |
€487,947.00 |
|
Limerick* |
€411,000 |
€0 |
€411,000 |
€544,860.50 |
|
Longford |
€232,000 |
€70,443 |
€302,443 |
€302,443.00 |
|
Louth |
€250,000 |
€0 |
€250,000 |
€249,999.75 |
|
Mayo |
€855,000 |
€417,974 |
€1,272,974 |
€1,272,974.00 |
|
Meath |
€359,000 |
€115,290 |
€474,290 |
€470,870.00 |
|
Monaghan |
€250,000 |
€116,312 |
€366,312 |
€349,040.00 |
|
Offaly |
€273,000 |
€403,155 |
€676,155 |
€676,155.00 |
|
Roscommon |
€208,000 |
€213,258 |
€421,258 |
€421,258.00 |
|
Sligo |
€282,000 |
€214,158 |
€496,158 |
€496,155.48 |
|
Tipperary** |
€237,000 |
€0 |
€237,000 |
€244,329.00 |
|
Waterford |
€282,000 |
€436,689 |
€718,689 |
€660,825.00 |
|
Westmeath |
€282,000 |
€234,324 |
€516,324 |
€516,324.00 |
|
Wexford |
€360,000 |
€134,493 |
€494,493 |
€494,493.00 |
|
Wicklow |
€310,000 |
€0 |
€310,000 |
€310,000.00 |
|
Totals |
€10,000,000 |
€7,395,406 |
€17,395,406 |
€16,960,703.02 |
