Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to acknowledge and speak a little about the conference that is happening in Tullamore on Saturday on agriculture and rural development. It is important for us to come together. A great list of speakers will be involved. We also have the principal from Mountbellew Agricultural College, Edna Curley, who will speak with groups about what is important in how we develop communities, towns and villages. What is phenomenal about Mountbellew is that it is now part of the Atlantic Technological University. It is our only third-level campus in the constituency of Roscommon-East Galway. It is crucial that this conference and discussion supports how we are going to develop communities in rural areas.