Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is stated on pages 12 and 13 of the programme for Government that the Government will prioritise a town centres approach to the regeneration of our villages, bring forward and expand the town and village renewal scheme, bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use and promote residential occupancy. Will this be made a priority so that towns like Monasterevin, Portarlington and Rathangan can have the blight of derelict buildings removed from their main streets and that these will be transformed into much-needed homes? They can also be transformed into business premises so that the daily exodus from Kildare and Laois in search of work will be reduced along, as will the consequent impact on the environment.

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