Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It may come up in the future, given that it has proved itself in other areas. It is good to hear that the work is being done by the Department already. I am encouraged to hear that.

I have a question for Ms Hurley on the town and village renewal fund and funds that go to local authorities. One issue that has been raised by officials in different local authorities a couple of times is that sometimes the funding is spread too thin. It could be €40,000 here and €60,000 there, which is not enough to have a noticeable impact on a particular town or village. I have a few in mind. Maybe a lower number of applications could be approved that are more integrated and have a number of aspects to them. Perhaps they could receive higher consideration, which would have a greater impact on a village or town.