Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 361: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason his Department has withdrawn from measure 1.4 of INTERREG 3a. [11714/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not withdrawn from measure 1.4 of INTERREG 3a. Following an internal review, it has been decided that oversight and management of the full range of measures for which my Department has responsibility under the INTERREG and PEACE programmes should be located in a single administrative area of the Department; and the operational responsibility for implementation of measure 1.4 should be handled by ADM-CPA, which already deals with the other measures under the PEACE and INTERREG programmes.

That ensures a consistent approach to all of the PEACE and INTERREG measures for which my Department has responsibility. I can assure the Deputy that it in no way lessens my Department's commitment to those programmes.