Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 50: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has examined the report on quality of life in the rural communities of west Cork, Waterford, Cavan and Monaghan launched on 9 June 2005. [22736/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received the recent report on the quality of life in rural areas. My Department was represented at the subsequent quality of life conference, launched by my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, which discussed the findings and conclusions of the report. The Deputy will be aware that both the report and conference were funded under the Leader programmes, for which my Department has responsibility.

The report's findings will be given consideration by my Department during the preparation of the new EU rural development framework for 2007-13.