Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Deputies and Senators for their comments. While I take Deputy Crowe's well-made point about Belfast, I remind the committee that Belfast is a strong and vibrant city. I am concentrating here on an area of rural Ireland and a region that is trying to catch up with the big cities in the rest of the country. Perhaps we should be looking at Deputy Crowe's suggestion, but my main focus today is on rural Ireland, particularly the Border region.