A local TD is calling on the government to ensure funds for the north west region is spent correctly.
Under EU recommendations, the north west has been downgraded from a 'Developed Region' to a 'Region in Transition' which means the government is eligible to draw down €350m to help develop the area.
Speaking in the Dail yesterday, Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD, Marc MacSharry, says we can't repeat the mistakes of the past and that Brexit, 'hard or soft' will have a negative impact for the north west.
He says there has been underinvestment across the likes of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal for decades, and this needs to change.
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Deputy MacSharry also highlighted the needs of the hospitality sector during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
He is critical of the current guidelines for the likes of pubs and restaurants, saying that they must have been 'thought up by someone behind a desk who has never been in a pub.'
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