Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister said she will make an announcement on the successful applications within the next few weeks. It is important that the funding be rolled out at the earliest possible date because costs continue to rise. A large number of applicants are waiting for decisions as to whether they have been successful. In fairness to every group that makes a submission to the scheme, its agenda is to provide facilities for communities and, in many cases, deliver a whole regeneration that will assist those communities. Do we need to revisit this scheme to ensure unsuccessful projects can in some way be accommodated in the not-too-distant future?

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