€435,000 In Funding Announced For Rural Homeowners In Kildare

Monday, 8 August 2022 12:45

Stock image: Rural lane road via Musa Ortaç/Pexels

To upgrade laneways & non-public roads

€435,000 in funding has been announced for rural-homeowners in Co. Kildare to upgrade laneways and non-public roads.

Nationally, the funding for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) has been doubled to €22 million as part of the Government rural development policy.

The LIS was reintroduced in September 2017.

August's round of allocations is "based on the level of works local authorities have indicated they can deliver under the scheme by the end of this year following engagement with local residents and landowners."

In April's first round of allocations, Co. Kildare was awarded €351,880.

This month the county was awarded an additional €83,446.

Minister Martin Heydon, Kildare South TD for Fine Gael noted, "Kildare County Council consulted with local residents and landowners to identify road and laneway projects where works could start immediately and be completed this year. The scheme provides substantial grant aid for the upgrade of these routes and assists homeowners with the costs. In many cases where there are multiple homes on a lane, neighbours will work together to draw down funding under the scheme."

There is a ceiling of €1,200 on the amount that any individual householder or landowner will be asked to contribute towards the cost.

2022 LIS COUNTY ALLOCATIONS

COUNTY	ROUND 1 (April)	ROUND 2 (August)	TOTAL
Carlow	€ 351,880	€ 592,202	€ 944,082
Cavan	€ 371,140	€ 902,317	€ 1,273,457
Clare	€ 582,690	€ 655,325	€ 1,238,015
Cork	€ 879,099	€ 419,141	€ 1,298,240
Donegal	€ 716,560	€ 994,654	€ 1,711,214
Galway	€ 958,831	€ 724,010	€ 1,682,841
Kerry	€ 704,030	€ 791,460	€ 1,495,490
Kildare	€ 351,880	€ 83,446	€ 435,326
Kilkenny	€ 390,790	€ 237,820	€ 628,610
Laois	€ 351,880	€ 508,397	€ 860,277
Leitrim	€ 351,880	€ 729,158	€ 1,081,038
Limerick	€ 485,970	€ 445,019	€ 930,989
Longford	€ 351,880	€ 114,060	€ 465,940
Louth	€ 351,880	€ 96,393	€ 448,273
Mayo	€ -	€ 610,944	€ 610,944
Meath	€ 340,500	€ 228,799	€ 569,299
Monaghan	€ 351,880	€ 581,009	€ 932,889
Offaly	€ 380,760	€ 294,025	€ 674,785
Roscommon	€ 456,990	€ 114,768	€ 571,758
Sligo	€ 358,030	€ -	€ 358,030
Tipperary	€ 644,070	€ 481,703	€ 1,125,773
Waterford	€ 92,910	€ 494,266	€ 587,176
Westmeath	€ 358,320	€ 298,461	€ 656,781
Wexford	€ 431,760	€ 349,267	€ 781,027
Wicklow	€ 384,390	€ 253,358	€ 637,748
TOTAL	€ 11,000,000	€ 11,000,000	€ 22,000,000

Table Courtesy: James Lawless Kildare North TD, Fianna Fáil

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