Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I take the Deputy's point. If I look at the projects that are under way in different parts of our country, for example, the greenways we have developed and some of the projects I mentioned, it appears to me that we have a sharp focus on how we can invest in either amenities or sporting facilities to create the kind of atmosphere described by the Deputy. If he has particular projects in mind or knows of examples of things we are not doing, he might share them with me in his response.

My own sense of it generally is that I have rarely seen as much funding going into the area as is the case at the moment. As I travel around different parts of the country as part of my work, let alone hoping to go on holiday in Ireland later on in the year, I can see lots of great things happening from an amenity perspective.

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