Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The big concern about the tendering process was that private companies could come in and win the tenders, but that did not happen. Some 44 of the 50 companies won the SICAP programme. I take the Deputy's point on the Leader partnership in Dublin. We are working with county councils under the new LCDC structure to see how we can address the concerns of people who do not fit into the SICAP area. We will have to deal with those matters as they arise. That is the only way we can do it.

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