Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 September 2013
174. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which LEADER funding has been made available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40253/13]
View answerIn the context of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme (RDP), projects that request funding of in excess of €150,000 require final approval from my Department after Local Development Company (LDC) Board approval. The assessment of these higher value projects usually involves detailed consultations between my Department and the relevant LDC. The project referred to in the question is one such project and the request for approval was received on 12 August 2013. My Department expects to have assessed all these projects by the end of October 2013.
