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€40 million LIS allocation to upgrade rural laneways announced

Posted by on April 23, 2024 · Leave a Comment 

Essential funding to improve road access to homes and farms in rural areas Highest ever allocation for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) Ring-fenced funding to upgrade eligible roads on our offshore islands Only one herd number now required for a valid application The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced […]

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Survey Highlights Government Failure To Repair Rural Roads – IFA

Posted by on December 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment 

  Tim O’ Leary IFA’s Deputy President and Countryside Chairman has described the results of the first national survey of local and regional roads as “confirmation of the unacceptable road conditions that many farm families and rural dwellers have to endure each day.”   The survey, which was completed by the local authority oversight body, […]

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Local Authorities Must Prioritise Rural Roads Repair And Maintenance Works

Posted by on March 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

IFA Deputy President Eddie Downey said the announcement by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar that funds from the Restoration Improvement Grant can be used for emergency repair work on roads is welcome. However rural dwellers will judge the effectiveness of this move when they see the long overdue repair and maintenance work completed, which must be […]

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