Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I hope there will be a few bob left over for Kerry after Mayo gets sorted out because covering all of those projects could blow the whole budget.

The importance of this scheme cannot overstated given that it would just not be possible otherwise to generate this type of finance in the towns and villages that benefit from it. Some relatively small villages are included and this investment can have a transformative effect in terms of the opportunities it provides in villages and towns. It is very much a catalyst for further development. It changes the mindset in a locality when investment led by the State and Government, both at local and national level, is targeted. It is very important that the Minister make the announcements as early as possible in the new year, in the first quarter if she can, because it will lead to further development and private investment, which will benefit everybody.

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