Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
215. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has published details of all measures to be supported under the PEACE IV programme; if not, when he will announce the remaining details; the particular programmes announced to date; the level of funding available for each programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe PEACE IV Programme was adopted by the European Commission on 30 November 2015. It was launched on 22 January 2016 at an event in the Skainos Centre in Belfast, which I attended along with my Northern Ireland colleague, Mervyn Storey MLA, Minister for Finance & Personnel.
The Programme is co-funded by the Irish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the European Commission and has a total value of €269 million, including €229 million from the European Regional Development Fund.
The PEACE IV Programme is comprised of four themes:
- Shared Education (total value €35.3 million);
- Children and Young People (total value €67.1 million);
- Shared Spaces and Services (total value €99.4 million); and
- Building Positive Relations (total value €51.7 million).
The Programme also includes an allocation of €15 million for Technical Assistance.
Four calls for applications have been launched to date, two on 3 March 2016 (Shared Spaces & Services Provision of Services for Victims and Survivors; and Building Positive Relations Peace Action Plan) and two on 24 March 2016 (Shared Education and Building Positive Relations Regional Level Projects).
The full text of the PEACE IV Cooperation Programme and details of the individual calls are published on the website of the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) which is the Managing Authority for the PEACE IV Programme.
