David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----and when she is allocating funding to bear that in mind. We find sometimes we get the same allocation as very small counties indeed and that maybe is not fair.

With respect to acquiring buildings, is it possible to acquire land adjacent to buildings which would assist in rejuvenating the buildings and bringing them back to life? For instance, sometimes access to the upstairs of a building can be a problem and land close by can lead to other floors of buildings being used. Off-line, I can tell the Minister about a case that I have in mind. I refer not to the building itself, but maybe property close by as well which would make a significant difference to rejuvenating dereliction and vacancy.

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