Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to get an update on the strategy for Gaeltacht and island communities. Deputy Ó Laoghaire tabled this question because a lot of people who live on the islands are that bit apart from the rest and certainly need extra investment, especially with communications, transport facilities and ways of making sure they are connected and have opportunities equal to those who live on the mainland. Many of our Gaeltacht communities are also under huge stress. We are looking forward to the publication of the planning guidelines for rural areas and Gaeltacht areas, which has been promised for so long and has not happened. That is one of the key things we need to get delivered.

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