Galway Rural Development and Forum Connemara have expressed their extreme disappointment at the cut in the LEADER allocation for County Galway announced by the government yesterday.
In the previous programme, €12.2m in total was allocated to the county.
However, that sum has now been slashed by more than 25% to €9m, without factoring inflation or escalating costs.
Both have expressed their shock at the €3.2m cut in allocation by highlighting that Galwegians will now only be allocated €46.63 per head of population, whereas neighbouring counties will receive double that figure.
CEO of Galway Rural Development Steve Dolan told John Mulligan they are devastated by the announcement
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