Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is my concern. I refer to this being a case of the survival of the fittest and of first up, best dressed. When it comes to local authorities competing to see who will be the best dressed, for me it is no coincidence that these schemes were launched in the Dublin suburbs. I say that with the greatest of respect for those areas; they are as entitled to fight their case as anybody else. There is a particular challenge here, however, that must be recognised and addressed. I refer to ensuring there is capacity at local government level to avail of these schemes and to put them to use. I say that because everybody has an equal right to have liveable towns and villages.