Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

On the climate action fund, a call for expressions of interest issued in January 2020 and the applications were due to be called late last year but that has not happened. As many as 190 applications have been submitted for the fund. When will the funding become available? Will the Minister make the fund available for smaller applications? The average cost of projects is currently €20 million. These are large-scale projects, which are important, but there is potential for local authorities and organisations to make applications for smaller amounts of money.