Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2022
27. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on when the 2022 Workplan for Our Rural Future strategy will be made publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27703/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraOur Rural Future – Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 is the most ambitious rural development policy for Ireland in decades.
It was published in March 2021 and contained 152 measures for delivery across the whole of Government. Delivery of Our Rural Future is monitored and implemented through a series of Work Programmes and Progress Reports. The First Progress Report was published in February 2022 and provided updates on the actions contained in the 2021 Work Programme.
The 2022 Work Programme has been developed once again in conjunction with Departments and is now available on my Department’s website. It seeks to build on the substantial momentum generated in the policy’s first year, and demonstrates the continued commitment right across Government to realising the ambitions of Our Rural Future.
The development of these annual work programmes enables us to adapt policy priorities to address emerging opportunities and challenges. This is reflected in the extensive and ambitious programme outlined in the 2022 Work Programme, which includes the development of 10 brand new measures, featuring 23 associated actions, under the policy.
In total, more than 300 new and continuing actions will be progressed and delivered across Government in 2022.
Many of these actions are already well underway, and I look forward to providing updates on these in future Progress Reports, the next of which will be published later this summer in line with the commitment set out in the policy.
