Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I have expressed publicly my surprise at learning that these three áisitheoir poiblí positions are being removed. Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta must explain why, out of its 60 staff, this particular position is being targeted. There are no other staff in these small Gaeltachtaí but they are the first positions to go. I do not understand it.

However, we must recognise that the entire basis of partnership under the Leader programme is bottom-up development. Therefore, it is not in my position to dictate how——

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