Rural regeneration incentives
Michael Healy-Rae asks for a rural equivalent to the Living City initiative to support residents and retail businesses. The Taoiseach points to additional EU rural-development funding and says the related human rights legislation is due this session.
The living city initiative is a pilot tax incentive to encourage people to live in city centres and to regenerate retail businesses. Where is the initiative for people to live in rural areas and to regenerate retail businesses in those areas?
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The Irish human rights and equality commission Bill.
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I understand that it will be this session. The Deputy will also be aware that we got another €100 million for rural development under the multi-annual financial framework, MFF, at the recent discussions in Brussels, which I know he is pleased with.
