A Donegal Senator has claimed that government inaction could lead
to 60 million euro of much needed funding for rural Ireland being returned to Europe.
Brian Ó Domhnaill has reiterated his call on Minister Phil Hogan to ensure there is a 100% drawdown of funding under the LEADER programme.
He says the minister’s ‘ham-fisted’ approach to handling the Leader programme means that up to €60 million of EU and Irish funds will be lost to crucial rural, economic and community projects.
Senator O’Domhnaill also believes their could be serious consquences for future EU funding as a result:
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