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

Do I take it that one and possibly three strategies could get the green light by the end of this month? Could the Minister of State then be in a position to announce she had approved possibly three but probably at least one strategy? Is that then the end of the process and will the Minister of State be able to announce she has begun the actual roll-out and approval of strategies? At this point, does the Minister of State have an indication as to how many of the 28 areas are likely to have submitted a final strategy, either one or two strategies as the case may be, by the end of January and how many of them will achieve the deadline? Six out of 28 is a small proportion. Is the Minister of State expecting many strategies to be submitted between now and the end of January because many people are anxious to find this out, particularly with regard to their own area?

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