Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá, le do thoil. I thank the Minister of State for his response. He said that no funding will be allocated for the scheme in 2017 and that it would be 2018 at the earliest. I appeal to the Minister of State to re-examine that to see if it is at all possible to issue funding this year. Many local people have gone to a lot of trouble by way of forming companies and employing consultants to make this happen. It will be disappointing for them if it does not proceed in 2017. I ask the Minister of State to reconsider allocating funding for it this year rather than next year.