John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I do not have the detail of the chart yet, but I thank her for the information.

My initial concern is that this targeted programme comes about as a result of a value for money programme that was done in 2014, we are now in 2018, and 20 projects have been rolled out. The immediate concern is the roll-out of the programme in full.

The secondary concern is around the identification of the projects to be funded and, in particular, looking at the programmes that they are replacing, specifically the young people's facilities and services fund and local drug task force projects, many of these projects were aimed specifically at some of the most problematic and disadvantaged communities in our area. That is why the clarity around the identification of projects and the future roll-out of the programme is very important. My concern is that our most needy and disadvantaged areas may not be receiving this funding and these supports.

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