Dáil debates
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Rural Schemes
11:30 am
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
The reality of the situation is that Ireland is one of the most lopsided countries on the planet. We have a city that is radically overheating at the moment. We have a commuter belt that is sprawling into Ulster, Munster and Connacht, where people are travelling two and three hours into Dublin to go to work. Every year, we have rural areas where the population of young people is reducing. That is not a sustainable process and these are not viable communities. They do not have necessary investment into infrastructure, such as broadband, roads, rail and all of the business and enterprise investments that they need. They cannot live on these handouts over long periods.
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