Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. Regarding the pillars I announced there, I think the Deputy is going to be particularly interested in pillar 2, which is a capacity grant. This will allow existing services to expand and build brand new services. I hope that later on in the summer, we will be in a position to make the announcement on how people can apply this year to draw down funds for the capacity grant in 2024, pillar 2 of the provision. There will be an allocation of capital money for 2024 and for 2025. I know the Deputy will be interested in that, as will most other Deputies.

The core funding is promoting a growth of allocation. The issues to do with the planning system and the delivery of new services when significant residential areas are built are also important. It might be a little bit more significant in more urbanised areas than in other areas, but nevertheless it is important in terms of developing and delivering extra capacity.

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