Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In relation to getting the funding from the Department, should the local authorities have the ability to do the work and then claim the money back? We are looking at a length of time here of 48 weeks and 39 weeks. Is there a delay in the Department allocating the money to the witnesses' local authorities that slows them down or are they okay with the situation? I ask this question because other local authorities have a delay in this regard.