Stephen Cadogan: No grants yet from 2014 rural development scheme

Faster progress in the 2014-2020 LEADER rural development grant programme is one of the low hanging fruits which the Government should be able to harvest in its 270- actions Plan for Rural Development launched in January.

Instead, only a fraction of the funding provided for LEADER this year will be spent on projects, predicted Fianna Fáil spokesperson on regional, rural, gaeltacht and island affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, this week.