Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I do not disagree that money is going in, but community wealth-building is essentially trying to capture that money so there is a spend within the local economy and that it creates its own dynamics. Certain ethics around environmental and social matters and labour rights come into play. Cognisance is taken of those.

What has happened in Preston has been remarkable. I have looked at it and some of my colleagues have done work with those councils. Unfortunately, time has curtailed what we have been able to do, but what has happened there has been impressive. Is the Department aware of any other projects? Those are the two closest to us in North Ayrshire and Preston, where that has been deployed.