Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
797. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position on an application to Mayo North East Leader Partnership by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; when a decision may be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/13]
View answerThere are 35 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Mayo North East Leader Partnership (MNELP) is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver the Programme to the North East Mayo area including the area of Swinford. I have informed the Company of my decision in principle to allow a limited resumption of its activities under the Programme once contracts and administrative procedures have been agreed with my Department and put in place. My Department has issued a revised contract to MNELP and it is expected that the formalities will be completed very shortly. I understand that MNELP has yet to complete the project evaluation process in relation to this project. However, once the revised administrative procedures are fully operational the project will be fully evaluated. As the grant amount requested for this particular project is over €150,000, the project will then have to be submitted to my Department for final approval if it is successful in the evaluation stage.
