Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will launch a new round of the town and village renewal scheme shortly and the criteria are currently being finalised. The emphasis again will be very much on supporting innovative projects that support economic regeneration and can make a real and lasting difference to our local towns and villages. It will also be about communities coming forward. I have not yet seen a good project that did not get funding. It may not all come from one place; people can get funding from different sources and a good project will always get funding. I have seen that many times over the years. My advice to people is to look at what is best suited to their community and what is going to work in their town. Nobody knows this better than the local people. They should do this in conjunction with their local authority to work together. It is about working together that makes the difference and about working collaboratively.

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