Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2017
309. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in circumstances in which Government funding has been allocated to a community enterprise (details supplied) and subsequently an issue arises over right of access, the appeal mechanisms for the certified registered folio land number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15249/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe approval of LEADER funding for individual projects is a matter for the Local Action Groups (LAGs) which administer the LEADER programme in their respective areas and I have no function in relation to those matters.
When a project promoter submits an application for funding to a LAG, it is assessed having regard, inter alia, to the nature of the project and its compliance with the rules and regulations governing the LEADER Programme. It is the responsibility of the promoting organisation to satisfy itself that all Programme conditions have been complied with and that the necessary permissions, where required, have been obtained.
Where a dispute arises in relation to any particular issue, it is a matter for the parties concerned to resolve them. While I have no role in this regard in relation to the specific case referred to by the Deputy, I have nonetheless asked my officials to bring the matter which has been raised to the attention of the LAG concerned.
