Leader grant scheme at centre of rural Dáil row

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended his Government’s handling of the Leader rural development scheme, after opposition leader Micheál Martin this week said the previous Fine Gael-led Government undermined and arguably destroyed Leader.

Leader grant scheme at centre of rural Dáil row
Thu, 08 Feb, 2018 - 00:00

by Stephen Cadogan

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended his Government’s handling of the Leader rural development scheme, after opposition leader Micheál Martin this week said the previous Fine Gael-led Government undermined and arguably destroyed Leader.

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