Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. Finally, I shall bring in a new framework for the recoupment of costs for capital build projects. Basically, it is a framework that will pay for technical and administrative staff thus avoiding toing and froing between the Department and local authorities. All of the initiatives are welcome.

A Deputy asked about the level of refusals. We have figures on the level of refusals which I found to be quite startling. In south Dublin the level of refusal is 5% yet in Cork City it is approximately 43% and the average rate across the country is between 30% and 40%.