Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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That is another way of looking at it but my point is that some local authorities do not provide enough matching funding. In that context, should the grant not just be provided by the Department without the involvement of the local authorities? If a person qualifies for the grant, he or she should not be on a waiting list. People have to be in category 1 or practically dead, to get the funding and that is unacceptable.