Rural Development Programme Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2017

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Ceisteanna (455)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

455. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the deployment of a rural development programme scheme to incentivise volunteering activities in rural areas following the recently launched European Solidarity Corps programme. [14919/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The European Solidarity Corps Programme was announced by the European Commission in September 2016 and officially launched in December 2016. There are currently no plans to introduce a new scheme under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 in relation to the European Solidarity Corps Programme.