Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

The Minister stated €12 million was allocated to the RAPID and CLÁR programmes. Are any of the projects dependent on funding from other Departments or agencies on hold because of cutbacks? Have projects approved under these programmes been finalised by the Minister's Department? If not, can an arrangement be brokered whereby funding is provided for good projects when another agency cannot provide it and they are put on hold? How much of the €12 million has been drawn down so far this year?

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