Rural Ireland debate request
The Leader agrees to seek an early debate on rural Ireland and says the €30 million scheme can be considered alongside other rural funding measures.
Senator Marc MacSharry and several other Senators called for a debate on rural Ireland. I will certainly try to arrange such a debate in early course with the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan. The €30 million scheme announced last week is only one of a myriad finance projects being undertaken in rural Ireland with various grants and I am sure it can be discussed during the debate. I will not get into a tit for tat with Senator Marc MacSharry on the number of Garda stations and post offices closed under Fianna Fáil's watch. As it would be very embarrassing for him, I will not get into it.
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The Senator is not easily embarrassed.
