Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputies have all said, this is a very popular scheme. I announced the funding last month. There is €50 million allocated. It is up to the local authorities along with the community groups to get the projects delivered as quickly as possible. They need to start spending. There is no point coming back looking for more money if they have not spent what they have. I mean that. There is always pressure to get this money spent. It is about delivery, delivery and delivery. It is with the local authorities. I will keep the pressure on them but I will ask all the Deputies to keep the pressure on their own local authorities. Cork City Council got €1.163 million, Cork County Council got €2.307 million and Mayo County Council got €2.354 million. There is a good lot of money gone into the different local authorities. There is a range of projects but I have to stop.

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