Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned the roll-out of the LEADER programme, which she announced this morning. It is very welcome that she has increased the funding for County Cork. She also announced funding for community centres, which will be extremely beneficial to communities. I hope the new programme can be rolled out at the earliest possible date in order that groups can get on with the projects and deliver them in a timely manner.

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