Ms Elaine Houlihan:

I am trying to be nice here. It is very hard to see it. One of our members already has experience with the grant. They got the work done in the 13 months and it took 13 months to get the money. The financial burden alone on that young couple was ridiculous.

I concur with everything Deputy Healy-Rae said. What he said is what we stood up for. We want a future in rural areas and this is something that we need every representative to realise and see. I thank those who came out the day we arrived in Dublin and I thank those who have reached out to us since.