Rural communities that have welcomed Ukrainian refugees in recent weeks are under pressure, particularly when it comes to healthcare and education. This is of course mainly due to the lack of and loss of services in rural areas, which existed long before the war. I see it in my own hometown of Ballaghaderreen, which welcomed Syrian refugees as far back as 2017. We were one of the first towns to welcome them here. Greater resources are needed in all our rural communities. Yesterday on the radio, the Taoiseach said there will be additional supports and that that would be important for communities. Can he tell us what those supports will look like? Will they include additional GPs and additional supports for local schools?

First, I accept that many communities have responded magnificently to the terrible wartime situation we are in by facilitating Ukrainians. More generally, there are specific supports that we will implement through health and through education and more generally in terms of communities that have taken a higher number of Ukrainians. In particular, this happened early on when there was availability of accommodation in some locations, so there were relatively high numbers there when compared with other locations. We will see in terms of general community infrastructure how the Government can assist in providing additional resources there through funding.