Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
9:30 am
Ms Mary Hurley:
Yes, sure. On the RRDF, as I said earlier, there was an underspend in this regard and delivery has not been as quick as we would have wanted.
The reasons around that are largely on the Covid side of things. The sites obviously were closed for a particular period in 2021, and then issues arose with labour and supplies. Certainly, it has not been as quick as we would have wanted. Delivery is where it is at and it is something we are very focused on in the Department.