Over €1 million in funding for rural lanesways in Kilkenny

Kilkenny County Council has been allocated a total of €1,304,899 as part of the Government's Local Improvement Scheme allocation to upgrade rural laneways according.

The funding was announced on Tuesday by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, as part of a €40million package for local authorities throughout the country.
Welcoming the news, Councillor Andrew McGuinness said, “this is very positive news for Kilkenny as it will fund repairs and improvement works on non-public rural roads and laneways that badly need upgrading.
“It will help rural home owners who live and work on private lanes that are not maintained by the local authority to access their homes and farms on good quality, safe surfaces. The upkeep of private lanes is an issue for many local farmers and residents and can often be very costly and unaffordable so this funding will be a great help in upgrading that vital road infrastructure in rural Kilkenny,” he said.
Councillor Joe Lyons also welcomed the funding announcement.
“This is extremely welcome news for the rural dwellers and a massive investment in the fabric of rural Kilkenny,” he said.