Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A question was posed as to level of works completed. There is a strong view among elected representatives - this is not necessarily the fault of the OPW; it is a budgetary issue - that in terms of the demand for action and its delivery, one is dwarfed by the other. I understand there is to be a ramping up of investment in this regard, but there is a feeling the State was caught napping in recent years in terms of the low level of investment. I also understand the national co-ordination group has not met for a number of years. It was reported in April that there had been a four-year hiatus in developing strategies for works required and so on. Will Mr. Campbell assure the committee that the disparity between the need for action and its delivery will be addressed?