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

Deputy McGrath's amendment dealt No. 58 dealt with extending the scope to different areas.

I come from a community in County Donegal where I can see islands that were deserted in the 1960s but thankfully some islands are now inhabited and in spite of all of the challenges, people continue to raise their families on those island. Why would a scheme such as this, not be introduced for island communities? If we genuinely want to keep people on the islands, why would we not include island living in a scheme such as this?