Fianna Fail's PJ O'Hanlon had raised his concerns over a lack of funding allocated towards this year's Local Improvement Scheme. The issue was discussed yesterday during this month's meeting of Monaghan County Council. According to Cllr O'Hanlon, funding has been slashed by up to 40% with concerns that people from right across the county will suffer as a result.
There are 253 applicants this year, despite this, 29 roads remain on historic lists from 2017/18 and must be cleared before new applications are worked on. Jodie Curran spoke with Cllr O'Hanlon earlier and began by asking him to outline his concerns in relation to this latest development: