Leader groups remain more or less the same

KATHY SINNOTT, MEP (Letters, October 23) rightly recognises the huge contribution Leader has made to rural community development and the excellent value for money it represents.

However, I wish to clarify a number of inaccuracies. The number of Leader groups is not being reduced to 22, as she has stated.

On the contrary, the proposal is to increase the number of integrated rural groups to 40.