Rural Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-26
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

I have visited a good few projects and have seen them first-hand. Delivery is ramping up with the funding from my Department. There is a strong pipeline of projects. I was in Fethard, County Tipperary, earlier in the year, where a magnificent amenity has been developed. It is a remote working and community space. It is something else. I have been in Waterford, Kilkenny, Longford, Sligo, Meath and Roscommon and I was in Limerick last week, where I visited the Flying Boat and Maritime Museum in Foynes, which received funding. It is a game-changer for Foynes because it now has an attraction, a visitor destination that can be sold to tourists on the Wild Atlantic Way. I am seeing projects being delivered under the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, the community centre fund, LEADER funding and the RRDF. It is important that projects are delivered. I am always speaking to local authorities to get them to spend the money.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-26