Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will move on to more good news. Did Ms Licken say, with regard to the national development plan and the spend on heritage and culture in this country for the next ten years, that it is approximately €1 billion? How will that be assessed? I am speaking about the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny. I am from Kilkenny, which is a city of culture and heritage. What way will the spend be assessed? Will money be spent on a regional basis? Will it be divided regionally or will it be whichever projects come up front? Will it be spent on a county basis or even a city or town basis? What way will the spend be distributed? This type of spending on our heritage is very welcome, but I wonder how the projects will come on stream.