Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

What the Deputy said is true. There is a huge appetite for spending in these areas by councils right across the country. Local authorities will be key. If I take anything as a sign of hope, the decision last Monday night in Galway to proceed with what was a controversial and difficult project by 17 votes to one gives me confidence that local authorities are keen to do this. People will be clamour for money rather than us being faced with an underspend.