Rural economic development policy
Brendan Griffin asks whether the Government will implement CEDRA’s recommended rural economic development policy statement; the Taoiseach says it is being developed alongside regional plans.
The first recommendation of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, CEDRA, report relates to the development of a rural economic development policy statement. Will the Government bring that forward?
Comment on this
The Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, is dealing with that issue. A range of issues is relevant and the CEDRA report feeds into the regional development plans. The plan for the south west, if it has not been launched, will be launched very shortly. There is an opportunity for Ministers and others to work together in the interests of provincial and rural Ireland.