Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As Deputy Keating said, we first met when we were both members of South Dublin County Council. It is an excellent local authority but, as was acknowledged by the Deputy, it must operate within the constraints that face it, and all of us. In so far as it is regarded as a priority by South Dublin County Council - the Deputy said that was the case, and I have no doubt it is a priority - there are always competing priorities. The council will have to bring forward its application in the same way as any other council, within the parameters of the rules and opportunities that apply to Exchequer funding, as I set out in the reply. I take the point the Deputy has made, but the response clearly sets out the position.

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