Decision would be made ‘in context of budget’

A RESOLUTION to the stalling of LEADER funding for small food companies has been promised by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney “in the coming weeks”.

“We cannot allow matters to drift any longer than that,” said the minister, in a Seanad Éireann debate on agriculture and fisheries.

However, Environment Minister Phil Hogan said any funding decision would be made in the context of the overall budgetary situation later in the year.