Mr. Eddie Forsyth:

Deputy Ó Cuív mentioned new builds outside towns and villages. We do not have anything like a prohibition on them. In our last guidance, we stated that we would not prioritise new builds outside towns and villages for funding because the focus of the second call was that much more on regeneration. We generally wanted to prioritise regeneration projects in the centre of towns and villages. However, we are not eliminating new builds outside towns and villages in any way. In the last call, the Údarás na Gaeltachta-led project in Eachléim in Mayo involved a new build and an extension to an existing site. The Fethard project in Tipperary will involve a new build, as will the project in Listowel in Kerry. The decision is based entirely on the quality of the case an applicant makes for a project, but there is no prohibition per se.