Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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781. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Programme for Government commitment to incentivise local authorities to bring forward pilot participatory budgeting projects; when details of same will be announced; the funding mechanism to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/21]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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In light of the considerable other challenges facing the local government sector at the moment, particularly the ongoing response to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, I have no immediate plans to activate this measure. It will be kept under review over the coming months.