Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

The Deputy is right to raise this, and I have heard it raised in the House over the last couple of weeks. I am pleased to be able to say that we now have significant funding for 2026 onwards. The Deputy’s question is a valid one, namely, whether there is anything that can be done between now and the start of 2026. My understanding is that the Department of housing keeps this under review and, as it gets closer to the end of the year, if there is an ability to provide additional funding to local authorities that can carry out the works, it tries to do that. I will ask the Minister, Deputy Browne, to look specifically at the case of Monaghan and revert to the Deputy directly.

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