Rural areas to get €46m boost

A €46 MILLION boost for rural areas over the next five years was announced by Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Eamon Ó Cuív at the ploughing championships.

The €9.2m-a-year funding will go to a physical environment improvement scheme in local authority housing estates, civic and open spaces, and locations in areas under Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development (RAPID), a government initiative to target the 46 most disadvantaged areas in the country.

Mr Ó Cuív said the purpose of the physical environment scheme is to support locally identified small-scale capital works.