Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Michael Rainey:
That would have been one of the considerations in the review because that issue did come up before, but there is a finite amount of money there. It can be seen from the figures that it is oversubscribed. More money is being spent than was originally allocated. There is quite a lot of demand on this funding stream in every local authority. If the terms are broadened, if it is made more available, you need to look at the overall funding envelope and then, as we said, there is a challenge for us as local authorities because we have to provide the matching funding. That is why we are looking for the 100% funding from the Department that would take that pressure off us.
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