Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
521. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding local development companies who will not have finalised their Leader funding expenditure before the end of 2014; if this funding will be ring-fenced for Leader projects in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48850/14]
View answerIn the main, projects under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 had contract completion dates up to 1 December 2014. However, approval was given to extend the completion dates of a number of projects into 2015 following requests from a number of Local Development Companies. Up to €25 million in funding has been ring fenced for these projects in 2015 but all others must complete and be claimed during 2014.
