Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for that. The amount allocated is €3.5 million. Is that across 40 local authorities for this year? I am just wondering if enough money is being given. They would probably come back to us. Actually, we had them before the joint committee earlier in the year and they asked for more money. They would ask for more money, of course. Are we giving them enough money to develop the skills, expertise and teams to understand the broader remit that they have, as I said, as opposed to the narrow one?