Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When the report was prepared by the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, CEDRA, we did not have any say in the recommendations. The then Minister, Phil Hogan, commissioned the report and Pat Spillane chaired the commission. As part of the implementation process of the commission's report, there may be an opportunity to tie it in with coastal and island communities in particular. It is about all things to do with rural development, and I assume it covers all classes, including the islands. Certainly, it does not exclude them.