Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)

3:40 pm

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I represent many rural villages in County Limerick. Is there a magic bullet to ensure shops will stay open and other businesses will open in rural villages? Half of the houses in a village might be unoccupied and there are no businesses. Has Irish Rural Link considered specific measures to help people to set up businesses in their native areas?