Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I know it is too late to change this but some of us have a concern that the transfer of the final bits of community out of his Department, particularly those that relate to community development functions within urban local authority areas, could have a detrimental impact on the delivery of those services. I am aware that ultimately, that is not a decision for the Minister or his Department. I wish to put on record, however, that a lot of us would have preferred to see those functions remain in the Department that deals with local government, particularly because they are now also tied up with the local community development committees and the social inclusion committee activation programme.

The Revised Estimates basically have three elements: The transfer of the funds for those final remaining bits of community from the Minister's Department to the other Department; the additional funding for refunds; and the funding for Irish Water for this year. Can the Minister confirm that I am correct with a "Yes" or "No" answer? I know that is what he has just said, but I would like it to be very clear.

In terms of the additional money for the refunds and for the funding of Irish Water, can the Minister confirm the source of that funding? It is obviously not coming from within the original Estimate for his Department.