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

Will the Minister explain to me the rationale behind not transferring one programme that had the word "rural" in its title to her Department, that is, rural transport? That is what it says on the can. Will she tell me whether she will press for the reinstitution of the decentralisation programme which was so important to bringing jobs to the regions? If she is not getting the big spending parts of the rural development plan, other than Leader, what is the Minister getting out of the rural development plan?

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