Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

They are voluntary organisations. It is an all-Ireland programme. They are in the UK as well. They bring in local stakeholders, including local experts. I was on one. That is why I am especially interested in it. They are a brilliant resource and they do an incredible amount of work, but unfortunately there is no funding being provided to them for administrative purposes and it is very difficult for them to manage any projects if they cannot employ someone for a few hours a week to run different programmes or put in for funding and that kind of stuff.