Tipperary TD welcomes massive funding boost for county's rural roads and laneways

Election candidate describes north Louth road as a 'death trap'

placeholder image — Election candidate describes north Louth road as a 'death trap'

Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill has welcomed additional funding of €1,120,177 for repairs and improvement works on our rural roads and laneways across the county.

The funding, under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), will support the continued improvement of non-public roads and lanes that are not normally maintained by local authorities.

Such roads represent a vital piece of infrastructure for rural residents - providing access to homes, farms and businesses, as well as outdoor amenities such as our lakes, rivers or beaches.

“Good roads are absolutely vital for our rural communities and this investment under the Local Improvement Scheme will make a huge difference in terms of access and connectivity," he said.

“We are all familiar with the roads and laneways within our own communities that are full of potholes and in desperate need of repair. The funding being delivered under this scheme will help address this – benefitting so many of our families, businesses and in particular our farmers and I would urge Tipperary County Council to use this funding to clear backlog of applications," said the TD.

Deputy Cahill said that he wanted to see young people building on their family land, living in the community they grew up in and seeing their children attend the local school and playing for the local GAA club – this was what our rural communities were built upon.

“I will always fight for rural homeowners and I will continue to make the case for further increases in funding under the Local Improvement Scheme," he said.