Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy's sentiments are the same as the Minister's, mine and other Deputies present. It is exactly what we want to do. We want to provide equal opportunities for people. There are many opportunities for us. The Minister, myself and the Department meet regularly with local authorities. The very good councillors in the municipal districts bring forward the issues. There is a huge amount of work that we can do in these areas and I look forward to doing that with the local authorities, the Minister and the Department. It is something we discuss on an ongoing basis because we know what the issues are as we all come from rural Ireland. We know where the issues coming from rural Ireland are. We need to make sure we identify the problems and find solutions to them. The local authorities will be of great assistance there.

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