Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would hope it was under active consideration within the Department many months prior to today and that, in coming forward with a proposal for next's year budget, funding for this purpose would be set aside under the auspices of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Can the Minister of State confirm this? If he cannot, he need not tell us it will be forthcoming next year because there is not a red cent to do it. If that is the case, where stand those people who through no fault of their own find themselves at the wrong end of this implementation? Is the Minister of State concerned by the fact the Commission is pressing ahead with the court case in this regard?

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