Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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They are dependent on programme funding from the various Departments. The FLAG scheme is out of step, out of kilter and is an anomaly when it comes to all the other funding schemes offered by different Departments to the very same local authorities for similar types of capital and maintenance work. That is why I ask the Minister of State and his officials to consider changing the nature of the scheme because if harbours like Cé Heilbhic are not cleared of silt and sand, then all the other works are in vain. It might be better to have fewer applications and approvals but bigger jobs. That might be where we need to go.