Almost €1m awarded to Donegal for local road upgrades

Donegal has been granted €908,516 to upgrade local roads under the Local Improvement Scheme, it has been announced. 

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, announced almost €10m for Local Authorities throughout the country, with Donegal receiving the most after Galway (€1m) and Mayo (€988,235).

Minister Ring said: “The Local Improvement Scheme provides funding to improve small roads and laneways in rural Ireland that are not under the normal maintenance of the County Councils.

“The scheme has made a huge impact on many people living in rural areas by improving the roads they use every day to access their homes and farms, as well as important local amenities such as graveyards and beaches.”

“Since I reintroduced funding for the LIS in September 2017, improvement works have been carried out on over 1,100 roads that would not otherwise have been repaired as they are not under the normal maintenance of the Local Authorities,” he said.

“The funding I am announcing today will result in hundreds more being improved. This scheme is a lifeline for people living in rural areas because it directly improves their access to and from their homes and farms.

“Many people living in rural areas use these roads on every journey they take, so when these roads fall into disrepair, it has a significant impact on them. By investing in the improvement of these roads the Government is helping to improve people’s quality of life in rural areas.”

The additional amounts allocated to each Local Authority under the Local Improvement Scheme are as follows: