Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
1117. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date and the wording of the European Commission communication to his Department concerning the verification of the reasonableness of administration costs of Leader in accordance with article 48(2)(e) of EU Regulation 809/2014. [10494/21]
View answerThe communication referred to by the Deputy was provided to my Department as the Managing Authority in Ireland for the Rural Development Programme, of which LEADER is one element. The Department of Rural and Community Development are delegated by my Department to administer the LEADER programme.
The document is part of an ongoing deliberative process between my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development and the European Commission. I am not, therefore, in a position to provide a copy of the document at this point in time.
