Results 1-2 of 2 for 5 million speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív segment:6793636

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...the Department will be aware through parliamentary questions etc., I am very concerned that the money the Department has will not be spent. On what do I base this? At the end of last year €28 million was given to local authorities by the Minister's Department for work that was not done. It is unprecedented. I remember a time when we were not even allowed give money to local...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I always thought that the Leader programme was democratic. It is a constant fight to try to get the money out. The situation now is that we have 15 steps, with the addition of this expression of interest. I am absolutely surprised that the Minister has not received €183 billion in expressions of interest because every community is saying they have to get something in; some will be...