Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the graphic description of and information on a scheme I set up. Explaining to me how the scheme works is superfluous; I have a fair idea how the scheme works. The question was not about how the scheme works. If I had wanted to ask that question I would have asked it. I want to know the Minister's plans for the future and what she intends to do to expand the scheme. As she is aware, many well-built, large community facilities throughout the country are not open as many hours as we would wish. They have income-generating capacity but not to pay the full cost. We have many heritage sites, tourist facilities and so on. I mentioned the Dunbrodyin Wexford, an ideal case of a loss leader in the town funded through the community services programme or, for example, Athenry Castle in the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's constituency. It would not survive without the community service programme, which is of huge benefit to the wider economy. I could name endless projects throughout the country.

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