Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will there be full project approval by the end of this year? My understanding is that under the EU programme all of the project moneys must be approved by the end of the year. In fact, one would really need 110% approval because some projects will never get finished.

I agree with the questions posed by Deputy Carey. Can the Minister tell us will they then be given national moneys to start approving stuff next year? Not only is it going to be two years before the LEADER programme is operational, if CAP is two years behind then it will be three years before it is operational if experience is anything to go by.