Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

Since the RAPID programme began, it has been very difficult to identify the projects that were completed as a consequence. Perhaps they would have been completed in any case. How many were completed earlier than anticipated because of the programme? Did the programme really concentrate resources in the 46 RAPID areas? Has anyone determined what exactly the programme has achieved? Claims have been made on the Government side that many projects were completed as a result of the RAPID programme. One would be sceptical about this and ask whether they might have been completed in any case. Is there any way of telling what the programme really delivered?

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