Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Murphy. In the current year, we have provided additional funding to any local authorities that came forward looking for it because we want to keep the applications being processed. If there are individual applications that are not being processed, the Deputy might bring them to my attention.

A review was completed. I came in as Minister for State and went through the review in great depth with my officials. We are currently in detailed discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and we really want to bring those discussions to a conclusion as quickly as possible.

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