Donegal is to benefit from the third highest allocation in the country for the newly reinstated Local Improvement Schemes.
€884,000 has been allocated to county Donegal, with €282,000 for Sligo and 250,000 for Leitrim.
Local Councillors have been lobbying for this scheme to be brought back for people living in rural areas.
Sligo Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin outlines what it means for rural areas:
