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

I support fully the sentiments that Deputy Brendan Smith is outlining. We have got significant investment. As the Deputy knows so well, we make decisions on what is current and what capital we will need taking into account demographic changes and what the gap might be. All of that analysis is going on and is informed by research but also through conversations with people in the local communities and what is going on there. Deputy Smith has raised this issue a few times as he said. There is a significant need as there is in other areas. I cannot commit at the moment to large scale capital funding in the near future. We hear what Deputy Smith is saying and I am willing to meet with his people to understand the needs more fully.

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