Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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I suppose strictly speaking we would be better cutting out the middleman, which is the local authorities. They already administer large funds. From my perspective, particularly with regard to Wexford, I can see where we have a very efficient local development group and there should not be a penny wasted. It is perfectly capable of administrating it. I would like it to be a consideration going forward that a local authority should not benefit from what ultimately is part of its job, as far as I see it.

I am very concerned about the underspend. Does Ms Hurley have a figure on whether there was an underspend in Wexford? Does the Department perform an assessment by county?