Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They will be doing three particular things. First, they will be engaging with the European Commission to ensure we are accessing the money on time for projects that meet the criteria of the fund. Second, when the funding is accessed, they will work with Departments to ensure the money is spent in the way that is intended. Third, they will look at both the communication of that work and how we can verify with and prove to the Commission that the money is being used as intended. The last point is at the heart of our success in securing cohesion funding. We gained the worthy reputation of using cohesion funding well. Given the Brexit adjustment reserve was set up following calls from Ireland and a few other countries, I am determined to be able to show the EU that we are using the money in the way that is intended.