Comment from David Ford MLA, Alliance Spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development on today’s Audit Office Report:
“The most import thing on the report on Problems in the Rural Development Schemes is to ensure that we learn from our mistakes.”
“We cannot undo past decisions. However the Assembly will now have to ensure that procedures and practice in the future address the problems featured in this report.”
“As Rural Development becomes increasingly important, as the second pillar of the CAP, we cannot afford future mistakes on this scale.”
ENDS.