Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising the question. I am aware of his commitment to this issue in particular and I thank him and his constituents for their patience in terms of having it resolved. We did allocate additional money this year, following on from a previous Government commitment to the scheme. It does not need to go back to Cabinet. I can confirm to the Deputy that the scheme has already been through Cabinet in terms of approval. In terms of what needs to happen now, the regulations need to be finalised between myself and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. We have engaged with officials from Donegal County Council and Mayo County Council in regard to the operation of the scheme. A final piece of work on the regulations needs to be done and I am told this will happen shortly. As I said, the scheme does not need to go back to Cabinet.

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