Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway TD is criticising the Rural Affairs Minister over the handling of the Local Improvement Scheme.
The scheme, which provides funding for the upgrading of non-county roads, is being reintroduced for the first time since 2011 - but the deadline for applications is less than two weeks away.
Deputy Eamon O' Cuiv says it's a ridiculously narrow window for such a vital programme and the Department of Rural and Community Development has serious questions to answer.
The Fianna Fail Deputy has long sought the reintroduction of the LIS scheme - and says many non-county roads are effectively impassable at present.
Deputy O' Cuiv says Minister Michael Ring needs to immediately look at extending the deadline to a more realistic date.
