Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has it exactly right. The Department's policy of using vacant buildings in small rural towns, such as Dunleer, a growing rural town, will make a significant difference and show increasing confidence in the community. They already have a library service in what was the old railway station. Hopefully, when they move out of there and into the new library, which I appreciate will take some time, we will have a new railway station in Dunleer, a town that is rapidly expanding. There was further news there in relation to land owned by the local authority that may be used for additional housing. Dunleer is a vibrant community and its sustainable energy community would be directly opposite in the new market house. Eugene Conlan is an active community leader there. The whole community is very happy with this proposal. By working with people like Martin Naughton, who is a great supporter of community development in County Louth and Dunleer in particular, we could have a fantastic library in Dunleer and a new railway station. I know the latter is not the Minister's responsibility but I will be pushing for that later.

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