Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I concur with my colleagues that the scheme is very important. The 48 different projects that were awarded funding in County Mayo of in the region of €2.2 million will have a really positive impact on both the individuals and the communities that were allocated funding. The direct engagement with local communities and through local community development groups in municipal districts was very important. It demonstrated the efficiency of getting these projects delivered. Certainly the insistence to have 60% of the funding spent before the end of the year did put the wheels in motion for a lot of these shovel-ready projects that might not have had access to any other schemes to get them off the ground. I commend the Minister. We look forward to a second round being announced very shortly.

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