John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Walsh for that. I want to acknowledge the role that the Minister of State took in determining that. My time is running out. There has been an admission that the model up until now has been unfair and that it has not been much use to the community that I represent. I hope this represents a continuing change in direction. I want to acknowledge the Minister of State's role in the sea change in that approach, as well as in the additional funding, which is hugely welcome.

I want to finish by making a plea to the Minister of State. That funding deals with the end problem. It deals with the problem as it is manifesting, but it does not deal with the root problem. As part of the Dublin north inner city funding approach, which arose from the consultation that took place, they sought out the needs of the community. They then went about addressing them with funding, with personnel and with a multi-agency approach. I would love to see the Minister of State, in tandem with the stakeholders and the members of the community in Tallaght, saying that this is going to be reset. He is throwing funding at the problem, but he needs to look at the underlying issues that are causing this problem. They need to be significantly funded as well. I thank the Chair for allowing me some latitude.