Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Based on the Minister's reply, I ask him to confirm that it would appear that the allocation for this new Leader programme will be 33% less than the current Leader programme. I ask him to confirm that €100 million remains to be spent on the existing Leader programme and that less than €30 million has been spent this year on that programme. Is there a danger of an underspend occurring under the Leader programme for 2007 to 2013? What steps is he taking to ensure that this does not happen, particularly as I understand that the contracts for some of the delivery companies finish at the end of this year?

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