Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The exit of the UK for Europe is a huge worry for the people of rural Ireland and the plan has not taken that into account. The CAP budget will be cut, most likely by millions of euro, which will be another attack on rural Ireland. That budget funds much of the progress in rural Ireland. The Leader programme collapsed while the Government sat idly by. That money was for rural development but now it is gone. The plan will be of no benefit to the people of Cork South West. It will lead to further destruction for them because the money will be invested in the larger cities and counties while rural areas will be neglected.

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