Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach is very welcome and I thank him for coming before the committee. I welcome the emphasis in the Ireland 2040 document on rural Ireland. In particular, I welcome the provision of a €1 billion fund for rural regeneration, which offers real hope to build sustainable rural communities and to help them regenerate. When will the fund be made available to rural communities? When does the Taoiseach hope to launch the scheme?