Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I welcome the Minister and his officials. The Leader programme is very important in rural Ireland and is a great source of assistance in rural development for business and community ideas. However, I have very grave concerns about the dissemination of Leader funding in Mayo. There were three Leader companies in Mayo but only one of them is operating. MFG went to the wall and the Mayo North East Leader Partnership is the subject of a governance investigation. I accept this, and I know it takes time for investigations to deal with matters appropriately and to follow due process. With MFG gone, no Leader money is being disseminated to Gaeltacht areas in the county.