Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 March 2017
233. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to proceed to add additional participants to the knowledge transfer group up to the maximum level of 18 persons with regard to the knowledge transfer group scheme in the event that a person in a knowledge transfer group dies or is deemed ineligible to join a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15885/17]
View answerThe Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme targets 27,000 farmers over the duration of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. In the eight week period to 14th July 2016 Knowledge Transfer Facilitators were required to register participants for their Knowledge Transfer Groups for the 3 years of the KT Programme. Any persons not registered prior to this date are not eligible to participate in the Knowledge Transfer Programme.
While there are no provisions with the programme to include additional group members to those currently registered, in the event of death of a participant, applications from their successor will be considered.
