Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a cross-Government approach to this. Every Minister and Department is focused on rural Ireland. It is about working together and investing in rural areas. The €60 million to which the Deputy refers is focused on regenerating towns and villages. There are many communities across the country that have good ideas on how best they can improve their towns and villages. We are going to work with local communities. This is a bottom-up approach.

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