Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply. I agree with the previous speaker, broadly. No Department is an island and this is a multi-Department issue with dereliction in our towns and villages. I commend the Ministers on their significant work and investment across the country, including in my constituency, Dublin Fingal, as it currently exists. I had the privilege of not that long ago attending with the Ministers the opening of a building in Lusk, which is an illustration of the effectiveness of the town and village renewal scheme. As the previous speaker alluded to, some local authorities are very good at it and some are not. My constituency is the largest rural constituency in Dublin. Parts of the constituency need further attention and investment. I encourage the Minister and her Department to have a conversation with Fingal County Council about numerous other rural towns in the north and west of the constituency.

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