Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Recently, €5 million in funding for a connected hubs fund was announced. This is a really welcome initiative for people who are looking to work flexibly or closer to home. The fund is, however, targeted at existing remote working hubs, which means that prime locations such as Rathcoole on the N7, or Lucan and Adamstown just off the N4, cannot apply. Will projects in these areas be eligible for funding under any of the Town Centre First plans? Will the Minister of State be looking at how we can invest in living towns farther down the country to allow for flexible working?

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