They bring up rural issues because a lot of them are from rural areas. That is delivery within Our Rural Future and it is answering the call that we have for rural Ireland. This is why the Our Rural Future policy takes a whole-of-government approach to rural development.
It is my job as Minister for rural affairs to put the studs on for rural Ireland. Many Senators have referred to the improvements in rural transport through Our Rural Future. That could be in certain pockets around rural Ireland; it is not a percentage across rural Ireland.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 6,077 words from 14 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Cathal Byrne and Pat Casey; Níl, Senators Joanne Collins and Pauline Tully.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." | Carried | 25–13 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 13–24 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–26 |
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