Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. In that response he referred to five local authorities. I ask him to name them specifically. If engagement with any other local authorities is at an advanced stage, he might indicate how many, even if he cannot name them. I broadly welcome the scheme. The initial Amárach research showed that over 80% of the population were in favour of it and committed to engaging with it. I listened to Ciaran Foley on RTÉ Radio One as I drove up this morning. If that 3 million figure that the Minister of State quoted in his response can be replicated, I would like to think that people will continue to positively engage with the scheme.

I ask the Minister of State to expand on the issue of the excess money. This morning Ciaran Foley alluded to the fact that Re-turn is working with community groups and charities on what might happen to that money. I ask the Minister of State to outline to the progress on that.

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