Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy says, Fingal stands out as one of the better-off local authorities. There will be exceptions in other parts of the country as well. Community centres start up in a variety of different ways. They all have very different sorts of life paths with respect to how they started and how the initial funding became a reality as well. It is fair to say the majority of community centres around the country are not owned or run by a local authority. They have often come out of parish centres and are connected to sports clubs and other services as well. Broadly speaking, centres that are not owned by local authorities will very much be part of what is targeted by the scheme. I think needs will also be part of the criteria. We obviously want to target the funds where they are needed most. That will be part of the plan going forward. It is a fund we want to grow over time as well.

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