Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2013
376. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the person responsible for the administration of the LEADER Programme in the Gaeltacht region of Erris, County Mayo; if he will confirm that the programme is currently being administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/13]
View answerThe Gaeltacht area of North Mayo was formerly serviced by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) for the purposes of funding under Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP). MFG went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Following a complex and difficult legal winding up process most Gaeltacht areas are now operational through Local Development Companies in geographically contiguous areas.
Progress is still on-going in the context of determining a delivery solution for RDP funding in the North Mayo Gaeltacht areas. My Department is currently examining a number of options and I expect to have a solution in place in the near future.
