Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 January 2017
180. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Galway is registered to participate on the knowledge transfer programme that opened for applications on 19 May 2016 and had a closing date of the 30 June 2016; if not, when the next opportunity will be available for the person to participate on this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3586/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named is not registered to participate in the Knowledge Transfer Programme. Knowledge Transfer Facilitators were required to register participants in their Knowledge Transfer Groups in the eight week period to 14 July 2016.
At present there is no decision to re-open the Knowledge Transfer Programme. However, in common with other measures under the Rural Development Programme, monitoring of targets and associated budgets is ongoing over the life of the Programme, in conjunction with the annual estimates process.
