Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I remember almost every room I saw in that centre. It is an extraordinary place and I was very impressed with the leadership and management team and with what it is doing and how it is reaching out way beyond its base. It is unfortunate that in terms of the capital funding scheme for 2016 the centre did not fall within the criteria because it was not receiving funding in relation to the four or five schemes operating in the Department for which capital was specified in particular. The refusal was part of the rational thinking in order to put in place capital for previously identified policies and investments. Having said all that, we are moving into 2017 and are putting in place criteria as we move forward in relation to the next round of capital funding.

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