Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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There are new community tourism projects opening up all the time because there are so many heritage facilities in the country. There are also new community centres, as well as older community centres that do not have the backup of this scheme that they need to make them viable. They are leaders within communities in terms of enticing people in. Dunbrody comes to mind, as does Athenry Castle. Such schemes are dotted all over the country. The same applies to community centres. A lot of urban community centres do not provide a full range of facilities because they do not have the staff. There are people in receipt of welfare who would give their eye teeth to have a decent job in a community services programme.