Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Gould is right in that it is an important issue and there are many challenges throughout the country. We all need to work to try to address this issue and provide support. The local authorities play an important role in that and the support, work and engagement with my Department is very important in that regard. We welcome ongoing engagement and further proposals. We continue to have a lot of work to do and progress to make to address the issue. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and the project.

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