AQW 44498/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on rural development funding for 2015/2016.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 14 April 2015

Answered
Written

Tabled: 14 April 2015
Answer due by: 29 April 2015
Answered: 27 April 201513 days after tabling
Department: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question: No

Answer

The draft NI Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 was formally submitted to the European Commission on 14th October 2014. The European Commission observation letter on the draft programme was received on 31 March 2015.

My Department has started the formal adoption process with the aim of having our programme approved as soon as possible, ideally before the summer. I raised the issue recently directly with Commissioner Hogan, asking him to also use his influence to secure swift approval of the new programme.

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