Donal Carey
Question:53 Mr. D. Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the pilot schemes, if any, that are being sponsored by his Department during 1997. [21006/97]
Written Answers. - Rural Renewal.
My Department sponsors the pilot programme on the provision of public services in rural development. The purpose of the programme is to test community based models of public service delivery in rural areas of low and dispersed population. Responsibility for the programme was transferred to my Department from the Department of the Taoiseach in July 1997.