Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Can the Minister tell us the date of the launch of the scheme and where the proposed pilot will be? What is the likely number of towns, villages and parishes in which it will be located? It is very difficult for people to plan if they get a lot of soft publicity in newspapers and media about such a scheme being launched but then find they get absolutely no information at all about it. The Minister spoke of an application process. When will the application process forms and information be available? We are approaching February and this information should be made available quickly because people will have to plan and look at their finances. Otherwise there will be no movement on it this year at all.

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