Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I concur with the Minister. Cork will have LEOs and rural development Leader groups so the consumers will know where to go and have access to a wide range of services. People will be able to communicate in the network and there are business people from civil society. People will be asked to step up; although some are good at sitting back and complaining about the State not doing enough, there is often much going on of which they are unaware. There is a responsibility on private or civil society to get involved and influence that. I have asked about enterprise assets before and it is important that LEOs are in rural areas, even if it is just for one day per month. They must almost provide an opportunity for business people in an area to talk to representatives and express needs. That would be a really worthwhile exercise.