Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the delegation from Retail Excellence Ireland, an organisation which talks but also acts. There is a lot of talk emanating from various retail organisations but Retail Excellence Ireland has achieved a lot. I wish the organisation continued success.

Mr. Fitzsimons made the point that the towns which performed best in the survey are those that do not have a major out-of-town retail presence. The public are saying that they like everything in the middle of the town. Those towns that have made the mistake of building the out-of-town centres have suffered the consequences, with the decline of their town centres and all of the associated problems. Is there any good example of a town that has fought back in that context and has reinvigorated its town centre, even with a large so-called out-of-town presence?