Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Select Committee on Rural and Community Development
Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised)
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Part of it is but the other part is in Deputy Ó Cuív's constituency. I wish I had got the right part of it back. Ballinrobe is a fine town, which I am glad to get back to my constituency, but south Mayo, which was assigned to Deputy Ó Cuív's constituency, is good country and I always did well in it. It has gone through a very difficult time but it has a great community group, which has done great work, on which I compliment it. The town is fighting back and making a revival and is getting funding from my Department and other Departments. As the Deputy knows, the State broadcaster visited Ballinrobe on many occasions and always highlighted the negativity, but there is a great deal of positivity in the town. It has wonderful facilities. I want to see this happening in other towns.
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