Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to talk about a commitment in the national rural strategy which commits to implementing rural proofing.

It states: "For rural proofing to work effectively, all Government Departments will need to make the impact on rural communities of proposed policy initiatives a routine policy consideration." A response to a parliamentary question tabled by my colleague, Deputy Kerrane, indicated that the Department had engaged with others "on a pilot basis with key Departments to identify the best approach in the Irish context". What other Departments has the Department of Rural and Community Development been engaging with in that respect?