Community Development Projects
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-16
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

The emphasis has to be on the delivery of projects because there is not much point in having very good applications but not seeing the outworkings. The Minister visited a number of the play parks and pieces of work that have been done, which were well enough steered by Louth County Council. It is great to see that level of improvement. We are talking about parks that have been incredibly well done. The community recognition fund was a very good vehicle, and it filled a gap that was necessary to fill from the point of view of the enhancement of community facilities. However, we need to ensure there will be funding streams, for example, with regard to the community gardens at Muirhevnamore and other projects. They need to have the facility to apply and they need to have a good chance of getting the necessary funding. These are very good projects that are operated by people who are putting in a huge level of volunteerism and engaging with the local authority and others on delivery.

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Sitting date: 2025-10-16