Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh gach duine chuig an cruinniú seo. As part of my work with Sinn Féin, I have had the pleasure of meeting similar groups, be they in urban or rural environments, across the Six Counties. Something I always think about is the entrepreneurial spirit among some of the young people and their ability to channel that for the social good into community groups. That is something I have not experienced as much in the South. Therefore, it is great to hear it at first hand here in the committee. We know that creativity does not need to be fostered. Everyone is creative. We need to facilitate it and acknowledge it, not only in terms of allowing young people to channel that creativity, whether it is entrepreneurial or social, but in terms of supporting the livelihoods of those young people such as in Kerry and allowing the fusion of relationships, as alluded to by Deputy Ó Cuív, on an intergenerational basis. I believe that is quite unique. It should be known, as Deputy Ó Cuív also mentioned, that this committee is listening to those concerns around core funding.

I hope the witnesses appreciate that they will be channelled into our report.

I have a couple of quick questions about the current project at the convent. I wish it well. How many apartments is it hoped to facilitate? The convent is to be fully occupied immediately after being opened on 2 May. Is that this May?