Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I made the point to Deputy McDonald that the Government does not want to see any bickering between central government and local government. Last week I saw in Quilty, County Clare, that the local authority is getting on with the task. We have advised it to do the work and that we would reimburse the funding. If local authorities put in funds, there is no reason they cannot get on with the task of doing the work, patching up the stuff that needs to be patched up as soon as possible and we will refund them as the applications come through.