Call to hike LEADER co-financing rate
“This would lessen the impact of cuts on rural Ireland and would assist LEADER Local Development Companies in ensuring the continued delivery of services to rural communities,” said John Walsh, Chairman of ILDN, the representative body of LEADER companies in Ireland.
He said rural unemployment increased by 192% between 2006 and 2011, compared to 114% in urban areas, and warned that reduced LEADER investment will have far reaching consequences for those most marginalised in rural Ireland.
