Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the percentage of the budgets of the Leader and Partnership programmes spent on administration; if he has plans to rationalise these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42665/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The percentage of LEADER funding allocated for administration is of the order of 20% and, while firm data is not to hand, my understanding would be that costs for Partnerships generally would not be less than that amount. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has over the past number of years being pursuing a process of cohesion of local delivery structures in order to simplify and enhance the effectiveness of the delivery of a range of local development programmes. I am eager that the implementation of the revised arrangements emerging from this process will contribute to the achievement of administrative efficiencies by LEADER and Partnership companies.