Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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660. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 23 February 2023, the status of the action plan to accompany the new policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19419/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Government is committed to publishing an islands policy, in line with the Programme for Government commitment and commitments made in Our Rural Future.

I received the initial draft of the policy before Christmas, and since then officials from my Department have engaged intensively with colleagues across Government Departments and agencies to agree firm commitments for the policy and its accompanying action plan.

I expect to be in a position to present the islands policy and the action plan to Government for approval in the coming weeks.