577. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided under the local improvement scheme, in each county from 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [37910/24]

The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports improving rural roads and laneways that are not usually maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the government is committed to ensuring that LIS is funded in the future.

My Department reintroduced the scheme in 2017 after several years without dedicated funding. Between 2017 and 2024, almost €170 million has been allocated to local authorities under the scheme. Up to the end of 2023, this has upgraded over 4,000 non-public roads and lanes, benefitting nearly 20,000 landowners and residents in these rural areas.

Attached is a breakdown of the cumulative funding provided under the Local Improvement Scheme in each county from 2020 to date in 2024. To help local authorities better plan their work programmes, this year, I have directed additional funding to LIS and have allocated funding to local authorities for both 2024 and 2025.

The table below sets out the overall funding allocated on a county basis from 2020 - 2025.

LIS Allocations