Dr. Donal McManus:

It is through the local authority again. In Deputy Harty's case, the association would contact Clare County Council to see whether there was a demand. Obviously everyone would be drawn from the waiting list in, say, west Clare. The local authority would have to be assured that there was a demand, and then, once the local authority was happy with that, it would prioritise the list of schemes in Clare and submit it to the Department for consideration. One has to go through the local authority to approve the scheme. If it is approved, the Department will indicate when money can be drawn down as a priority.