Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed)

2:15 pm

Mr. Steve Ó Cúláin:

Yes.

Ó thaobh an rátá dífhostaíochta de, tá sé difriúil i ngach ceantar Gaeltachta. We are in seven counties. If one looks at ceantar na n-oileán agus Conamara, bheadh sé ard - up to 20%. I gceantair cois farraige, where we are based, it is on par with the national figures. It varies a lot. There is a very quick migration of people out of rural areas when there is no employment. What one finds is a diluting of the areas more so than a huge amount of people walking around unemployed. They actually move out of the area. We have a programme and as we develop our plans in the future, we have to engage with the diaspora to entice these people back. We have to do that using modern media.

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