Dan Neville
Ceist:428 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason Rathkeale, County Limerick was excluded from the recent urban renewal designation, in view of the fact that there is a strong case for including Rathkeale due to the declining population, large transient population, the high unemployment level, the high levels of vacant and derelict premises, the lack of private sector house building activity with other problems of housing obsolescence, poor designs, the declining retail and commercial base and the negative image of Rathkeale, primarily due to its association with the travelling community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8118/99]