Dan Boyle
Question:1286 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he or his Department intends playing a role to progress a review of the White Paper on Rural Development. [22895/04]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
1286 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he or his Department intends playing a role to progress a review of the White Paper on Rural Development. [22895/04]
View answerAs Minister with primary responsibility for rural development, my Department would, of course, take the lead role in any such review. Against the background of the increasing challenges facing rural communities and in the context of EU developments, the initiation of such a review is currently under consideration by my Department.