€10m in funding has been announced for improving rural roads. The Local Improvement Scheme covers back roads that help people to access their homes and farms. The scheme was reintroduced in 2017, and Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring (below) says it is a lifeline for people in rural area. "They do the national primary, they do the national secondary and they do the county roads as well. "The LIS scheme is a scheme specifically for people in rural isolated areas and it's the only and means that they can get their road done."

Source: Irish Examiner February 07, 2019 12:22 UTC