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

The Minister is saying that Cork gets three local action groups, even though the county does not have the geographical differences so clearly defined and nor has it three times the rural population of Galway. Therefore, Cork gets three and Galway gets one, despite the fact that one cannot drive from east Galway to west Galway without going through another local authority area. I ask the Minister to confirm that he also seems to be saying there will be no LAG for the islands this time and that each island will be part of the LAG for the respective county. I ask him to outline for me the arrangements to be made in the Gaeltacht counties to ensure services through the Irish language right up board level for those who live in the Gaeltacht areas.

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