Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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I welcome the Minister and his officials to the meeting. Both Leader programmes are working very well in my constituency of Sligo-North Leitrim. It would be unfortunate that we would all be affected as a result of some areas not working as they should. The areas in communities along the Border are working very well. All the moneys have been well-spent. That is the feedback I am getting from both counties, Sligo and Leitrim. I hope our area will not be affected by mistakes made in other counties. The suggestion, that local authorities would administer the Leader programme, will not achieve anything.

I am in a Border constituency. On Thursday, I will host a group of people from ICBAN, which is working very well with many projects along the Border. These projects are vital to Fermanagh, Sligo and Leitrim. I know the projects that have been highlighted and promoted by ICBAN and the local authorities have achieved substantial investment in infrastructure in recent years. I thank the Minister and his officials for that.