Minister Ring takes on rural affairs task
The crippling effect of bureaucracy on rural development has been highlighted, as new Minister for Community and Rural Affairs Michael Ring takes up office.
Bureaucracy and a lack of empathy at senior Civil Service level are the main choking points cutting off help for rural Ireland, warns Paddy McGuinness, former chairman of the Western Development Commission (WDC), the body charged with promoting, fostering and encouraging economic and social development in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare.
