Rural employment and services
Government and Opposition Senators dispute whether rural Ireland is being neglected, trading claims about Garda and post-office closures, employment, emigration, and infrastructure.
I thought I had better rebut some of the comments made. First, Senator Paschal Mooney referred to rural Ireland being forgotten about by the Government. The fact is Fianna Fáil closed more Garda stations and post offices than the Government.
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Would the Senator agree that the Government accelerated the process?
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In the past four and a half to five years employment has gone way up, while unemployment has come down to below 9%.
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Recent statistics show that job creation in rural Ireland stands up as much as it does in urban Ireland.
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Under the 2012 Action Plan for Jobs 60% more jobs were created in rural Ireland.
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I just want to point out the facts.
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It is all about keeping the recovery going.
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I hope the Senator sends that story to rural Ireland.
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Senator Mark Daly's comments-----
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That is going down well in rural Ireland. The Senator is losing votes by the second.
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Coming from a Dublin-based Senator, that is going down a storm in rural Ireland. The Senator should keep saying it and he will-----
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The Senator should keep it going.