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It’s hoped that today announcement of LIS funding in Leitrim will address the long waiting list that currently exists within the county for applicants seeing to be approved for such schemes.   Funding for the Local Improvement Scheme has been doubled to €22 million as part of Our Rural Future.…

Independent Sligo/Leitrim TD, Marian Harkin, says the backlog for Local Improvement Scheme in Co. Leitrim is ‘totally unacceptable.’ She says applications as far back as 2009 are still awaiting approval. The LIS provides funding to help local authorities carry out improvement works on private and non-publicly maintained roads. Deputy Harkin…

An additional €1.2m has been announced this morning for improvements to local private roads in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The biggest portion of that, €677,000 is going to Donegal, with €256,000 for Sligo and €250,000 for Leitrim. The roads and laneways that will benefit usually lead to people’s homes, businesses…

A Donegal councillor has expressed his disappointment at the lack of funding for the Local Improvement Scheme in Donegal. €20 million in local roads funding was announced for Donegal yesterday, an increase of 1% on the 2016 funding. Independent Councillor John Campbell believes this to be inadequate for the amount…