Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I hope the Deputy read the Action Plan for Rural Development, which provides an opportunity, as part of a comprehensive programme, for every part of rural Ireland to achieve progress. As the Deputy knows, there will be €1.2 billion in direct payments to farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy and €4 billion under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, including €250 million under the Leader programmes to support local communities. An allocation of €60 million is being given over the next three years to rejuvenate more than 600 rural towns and villages through the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR and the built heritage investment scheme. In addition, €80 million is being allocated for flood relief measures up to 2019, increasing to €100 million per annum by 2021.

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