Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Any community group looking for funding from my Department needs to go to the local authority. Local authorities engage with communities. They send applications to my Department and put proposals together. In terms of LEADER funding, organisations go to a local LEADER company which funds different initiatives, such as enterprises or community halls. There are a number of different funding opportunities. I advise communities to engage with their local authorities. I will make it very clear to local authorities what is available when I meet them in the next few weeks. There is a community section in every local authority and I want organisations to engage with their local communities.

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