Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I do not believe so. The origins of the LCDP programme are different, first of all. Even in the mid-term I do not foresee significant changes in what the LEADER programme is doing. There is greater collaboration at this stage, I believe, between all the local stakeholders right across the country, if for no other reason than they realise a smaller pot of money is now available, and they have to work together more closely. There is evidence that groups are coming together to achieve common objectives that are shared by all.

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