Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will be aware of the plan announced by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and the Minister of State for regional economic development, Deputy Ring. A series of initiatives were outlined to help the rural economy. The evidence from the jobs figures produced this week shows that notwithstanding the challenges outlined by Deputy Eugene Murphy, which we all recognise, particularly in the context of Brexit, this recovery is spreading into all sectors and across all regions of the country.

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