Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Regarding the rural recreation officer in the Chairman's county, I must be fair and say that the underspend and pre-spend that we gave to County Clare's schemes have all been spent. This shows that, where schemes have staff in place and are committed to rural development, the system works. The Chairman might compliment his council, as its schemes have spent 100% of the pre-funding that they received in 2016.