Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed)
10:00 am
Mr. Chris Byrne:
Yes, they come to visit McAuley Place as a model.
Regarding how Kildare is shafted, I will not delay on this. Kildare was not given the opportunity to submit a business plan as to what its needs were and what the local community consultation process indicated was required. The allocation of money was given before plans were asked for. The reason we were shafted was that somebody carved up the pie and decided that Kildare would not get any of it. If we were allowed to rely on our business plan, I am confident we would have got one of the highest allocations in the country because Kildare deserved it.
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