Council goes to Europe over delays to Leader rural funding

Cork County Council is to write to the European Commission seeking an investigation into why the government continues to stall on releasing Leader funding for rural development projects.

Council goes to Europe over delays to Leader rural funding

The decision to engage the commission was made yesterday as councillors claimed rural areas of the county were being seriously deprived of support.

Previously, there had been a massive cut to the EU-backed funding but the government also delayed its distribution.

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