Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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There was a sum of €24 million in total, and according to the correspondence, €14 million of the €15 million from the Department was drawn down. Is there any indication of whether capital assets were purchased with any of the money? The correspondence also points to a range of governance systems and procedures to oversee the project. That is fine and well, but neither the Department nor the councils have stated whether they are happy with how the processes have evolved or with how the money has been spent. We should write back to the three bodies to ask what they have to show for the funding from the taxpayer and whether they are happy to stand over the projects and outcomes.

As for whether there are capital assets, I do not know. I was of the understanding that there was at least one capital asset, but I will ask Mr. McCarthy to come in at this point.