Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Today the media reported about grants which will become available over the next several weeks to encourage people to live outside of Dublin in rural towns and villages. There will be grants and incentives towards the renovation of such homes, particularly older ones. Encouraging people to live in rural towns and villages is to be welcomed. This funding is welcome, especially in the west and other areas, as people have tended to gravitate towards and move to Dublin. I welcome this news.