Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think that covers the range of issues that were brought up.

This is a great scheme. We want this scheme to work. We want to work in tandem with local authorities. The Deputies, as public representatives on the ground, are a key element of this. If there are any tweaks that are required to the scheme, funding is not an issue here. We want take-up. The town centre first policy is all about that, namely, bringing properties back into use. Returning to the key point, the easiest property to bring back into use is an existing building.

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