Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It will go to many worthy projects. The old items dealt with by the previous board have been finalised. Decisions were made and those concerned got funding or did not get it. Anybody who got funding or who did not and who wants to try again will have to apply under the new system.

In regard to the cut off dates, as I said, we will roll out the different programmes as the year goes on. So far, we have asked the RAPID AITs with €300,000 required for the urban ones and €200,000 each for the ones in the provincial towns. They have been asked to send in their priority projects amounting to the amounts outlined. We asked them at the end of January and they must have that data in by late March. The other projects will be rolled out. That is the only cut off date at present within which the specific RAPID AITs must apply. We will give cut off dates for the others as we announce them during the year.

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