Taoiseach Enda Kenny has given a strong signal that he intends delaying his departure from office until May at least.

MEP Mairead McGuinness welcomed a delegation from Macra na Feirme, led by national president Seán Finan to the European Parliament in Brussels last week.

An EU fund created as a reaction to the severe floods in Central Europe in the summer of 2002 has since supported 23 European countries to the tune of more than €3.5bn.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will travel to Brussels today for a series of meetings about the upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.