Eamonn Maloney (Dublin South West, Labour)

There are two projects in my constituency, one each side of the N81. There is one in the Fettercairn estate and the other is in Killinarden. They are unique as their origins are from within the community; the people who organise and work within the projects live in the community. The activities just mentioned are carried out within these projects, and there is a wide variety of responsibilities within the community. Both of these are traditional working class estates and we could be here until midnight listing the sort of work they have done over the past 20 years. These are difficult times and the people involved, who I have met, appreciate that. If there is some way around this, we would be grateful for the Minister of State's help.

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