Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

They do have the money. They have been given unprecedented resources. This is a national Parliament. I understand Members raising issues and I have no problem with that but that is €550,000 nationally. If that is divided among all the local authorities at €15,000 per facility, that is well within the capacity of local authorities. We have provided additional resources this year to local authorities because of Covid-19. It is an important point the Deputy has raised and it should be attended to but I would like to know Cork County Council's view on it. I do not know whether the Deputy has contacted them. We should pursue local authorities and perhaps get best exemplars.

Local authorities always have the flexibility to do things, to be innovative and provide good solutions. The Deputy makes a good point but the local authority should get on with it.

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