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Top EU body urged to visit Donegal
23.03.07
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DONEGAL Sinn Fein is to
urge the Regional Development Committee of the
European Parliament to visit the county later this
year. Cllr. Padraig MacLochlainn welcomed the
committee’s decision to visit Ireland in September
but said it needed to see, first hand, Donegal’s
economic disadvantage. |
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"Given the extent to
which Donegal has suffered from partition, it makes
sense that we should benefit from every opportunity
available to tackle that legacy and to develop
Donegal. Europe clearly has an important role to
play in all of that,” said the Donegal North East
election candidate. |
The Regional
Development Committee, whose members include Sinn
Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun, has responsibility for
assessing proposals in relation to structural funds,
European regional policy and relations with local
and regional authorities.
"In recent months, Sinn Féin has spearheaded several
important initiatives at European level, including
an intensive, high-level delegation last December
which brought over 20 business, community and
political activists from across the North West to
the decision-making heart of Brussels,” said Cllr.
MacLochlainn.
"At present, the Regional Development Committee's
programme for the visit to Ireland has yet to be
finalised. Sinn Fein would hope the committee could
engage with local community projects and
initiatives, as well as regional political, economic
and community representatives.” |
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