Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael)

While I fully appreciate that this is not the Minister of State's brief, I am anxious that he convey my opinion to the Government and the relevant Minister. We are not referring to not sending funding through the local county structures. There is no problem in that regard or concerning the reductions. Rather, we want the funding to be spent by the CDPs and given to them directly.

If something is not broken, why fix it? The CDPs are doing a significant job and are properly audited and managed. Their process can be transparent and money would go through local structures. The proposal is not tenable and I ask the Minister of State to bring this message to the relevant Department.