Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for their very detailed submissions. They contain a wealth of information and statistics and are presented in a very understandable fashion.

Irish Rural Link's submission contains a number of interesting proposals. I wish to focus, however, on the issue of a stimulus for villages and towns. The submission refers to the closure of Garda stations, post offices and banks. I live in a small rural town and I have seen evidence of this and the impact it can have at first hand. Will Mr. Claffey outline the form a stimulus for villages and town would take and indicate how it would be delivered?