Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. I thank Senator Dolan for her work. I also thank the Minister of State for his reply. I commend him on his commitment to community development, not only in his brief as the Minister of State but prior to that. Sometimes Ministers who come into office have no feel for the Department for which they are responsible but in the case of the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, he definitely does.

The clue to the answer to our request in this Commencement matter is in the Minister of State's reply. We are creating sustainable communities. This ongoing development will hopefully lead to sustainable community development. The Minister of State mentioned that guidelines have been in place since 2017. The advent of public private partnership involvement with schools adds a challenge. I hope we can develop this initiative and move it forward because it is one that makes sense. I thank Senator Dolan again for her work.