Vol. 538 No. 1
141 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the terms of reference of the NDP-CSF rural development co-ordinating committee; the membership of the committee; the number of times the committee has met; and when the co-ordinating committee will be in a position to furnish its first report. [17376/01]
The terms of reference of the rural development co-ordinating committee are: to review the rural development related policies underpinning non co-financed and co-financed investment under the NDP-CSF, and the impact of that investment on rural areas and rural communities, within the overall perspective of the White Paper on Rural Development entitled, Ensuring the Future; to assess and report on the degree of rural development integration achieved in the implementation of operational programmes and initiatives; to act as a forum for the promotion of rural development policies and practices among Departments, implementing agencies, social partners and others involved in the NDP-CSF, with particular emphasis on the development of monitoring methodologies and mechanisms to facilitate the Government's rural development objectives; to report to, and make recommendations to, the NDP-CSF monitoring committee on the performance and impact of the operational programmes on rural areas and rural communities; and consistent with the arrangements set out in the CSF for the mid-term review, to contribute to the mid-term review of the NDP-CSF by providing advice in relation to rural development related issues.
The membership of the committee is as follows:
Rural Development Co-ordinating Committee Membership
|
Department/Organisation |
No. |
|
Chair |
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
|
|
Managing authorities |
|
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
2 |
|
Department of Finance |
1 |
|
Department of the Environment and Local Government |
1 |
|
Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly |
1 |
|
Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly |
1 |
|
Special EU Programmes Body |
1 |
|
Implementing Departments |
|
|
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
1 |
|
Department of the Marine and Natural Resources |
1 |
|
Department of Education and Science |
1 |
|
Department of the Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
1 |
|
Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation |
1 |
|
Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs |
1 |
|
Department of Public Enterprise |
1 |
|
Department/Organisation |
No. |
|
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
1 |
|
Social Partners |
|
|
Employers Organisations |
1 |
|
Farm Organisations |
1 |
|
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
1 |
|
Voluntary and community sector |
1 |
|
Advisory |
|
|
CSF Evaluation Unit |
1 |
|
EU Commission |
1 |
|
Secretariat |
|
|
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
1 |
