Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Select Committee on Children and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2026
Vote 40 - Children, Disability and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
2:00 am
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The reason I am focused on the amount is because €25 million is not a lot in the grand scheme of the issues that each of us face in our constituencies. Obviously, Balbriggan is the youngest large town in the country and Fingal is the youngest area and is rapidly growing. We have a huge need. For my constituents, I want to see this scheme be as successful as possible and deliver places in the areas where most needed. It would be good to hear how we will make sure that this scheme has been set up for success. I understand that the Minister will relaunch the scheme this year. I wonder what has been learned. Could we have a rolling window or a much wider window, given that this particular window occurred over Christmas?
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