Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have been to Cappoquin many times. It is a fine place and the Deputy is doing great work there. Funding of €3.3 million was announced for Ardmore and I know the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, was very keen that we would support it. That came under the rural regeneration development programme.

The Gaeltacht areas get support when they put in applications. A Gaeltacht area in west Cork got support under the rural regeneration fund that was just announced on Monday, although the name of the area eludes me. They need to get their applications in if they want to get support. Many places wonder why they did not get it and it is because they have not put in applications or else they need to work on their applications. For anybody who put in an application and did not get funding, I suggest they get feedback from my Department. What we want to do is help people. We want to spend the money and we want to get it into rural Ireland. Over €116 million was allocated on Monday to projects all over the country. For those who were not successful, they should contact my Department and get feedback on how they can improve their application. It is a case of “If at first you do not succeed, try again.”

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