Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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It is, but the programme will be delivered from the Aran Islands. That is the bottom line. I was speaking to them earlier today about parts of west Cork, some of which will come under the partnerships on the Limerick border, which also is incredible. However, I cannot argue every point. The point is that a serious injustice has been done to the people of west Cork, and we will feel the effect of that going forward. We know it already. That is in addition to many other issues I am trying to raise here. There is great upset, anger and disquiet in west Cork because the previous West Cork Development Partnership delivered a top-class programme for 20 years. No one could question it. Every Leader group that came in here in the past two months spoke about West Cork Development Partnership. I am mystified as to why it has been taken off the pitch. There is no answer coming from the Department that makes any sense to me. We are in the same situation here today.