Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. He might, if he has access to the information, write an outline of his response to the sporting, cultural and adult groups that are using the services to reassure them, despite the scare tactics that have been used on the ground, that there is no need for them to attend public meetings.

These are three-year contracts. I was surprised that so many bodies were involved in the funding stream. I used to think the VEC had it in the morning, during class hours, and then Dublin City Council took over afterwards. The funding stream seems to be more complicated now, with three or four agencies involved. My first question is whether the Minister thinks we could streamline that funding. The more fingers in the pie, the more complicated it gets. Second, could we not make it a permanent relationship, so that the building is permanently available to the community?

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