Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
864. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 plan; the plans that are being implemented in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4876/22]
View answer865. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a six month progress report on the implementation of Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 will be available considering the commitment to providing this as set out in the strategy considering her previous commitment to publishing this report by the end of 2021 and the strategy launch in March 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5032/22]
View answer866. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current status of the actions set out in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 work programme; the status of the completed scheduled actions for 2021; the status of each measure listed in the work programme in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5033/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 864, 865 and 866 together.
Our Rural Future 2021-2025 is the most ambitious rural development policy for Ireland in decades.
It was published in March 2021 and contains more than 150 commitments across the whole-of-Government, for both short-term recovery and longer-term development.
Updates on the implementation of the five-year Policy will be provided by a series of Progress Reports. Annual work programmes allow for priorities to be updated in light of emerging opportunities and challenges.
The First Progress Report, which will incorporate updates on all measures contained in the 2021 Work Programme, is currently being finalised and will be published shortly following Cabinet approval. Further Progress Reports will be produced every six months thereafter, as per the commitment in the Policy.
Work is also ongoing in respect of the 2022 Work Programme, which seeks to continue the substantial progress and momentum established since the policy's launch. It is being developed in conjunction with all relevant departments, and will be completed in the coming weeks.
