Seanad debates
Tuesday, 18 February 2003
Rural Development Policy: Statements.
I agree with my colleague, Senator Ó Murchú, on the point he made regarding rural housing. It is very important to implement sustainable development policies to facilitate housing in rural areas where a housing need is established. Of all our infrastructural needs, none is greater than the housing need of rural communities. I compliment the work carried out by voluntary housing bodies over the past ten years. They have catered well for the needs of rural communities and, please God, will play a leading role in the future. If their spirit can be harnessed in the implementation of a rural development plan, we will succeed.
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