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

We are still at a snail's pace with the LEADER programme.

The Minister kindly provided figures last night in respect of the total number of projects approved and the value of the spend. Officially, all projects have to be approved by the end of 2020 because that is when the programme comes to an end. Projects then have two further years in which to spend the money. What is going to be done to simplify it, to speed up the approval of the projects and streamline the process?

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