Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

As I explained to Members previously, the RAPID programme was about front-loading expenditure under the national development plan, under the existing headings. For example, under a housing heading, the idea was that a RAPID area would get priority over other areas when housing allocations would be made by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. For example, under a health heading, there would be a scoring up in the case of a RAPID area. That is what the programme is about. If the Deputy were to check the press releases when the RAPID programme commenced, he would note that is what the programme is about.

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