Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Terry Keenan:

The State is losing money because if we increased our community-led, local development through Leader companies, gave them more autonomy and linked them to the ESF and the EMFF, we would get more co-funding from the EU. We are, therefore, losing money.