Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if grants are available from his Department to promote an event of national importance to rural Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not provided direct grants to the organisers of the event in question. However, as the Deputy will be aware, each year my Department, and a number of the bodies that come within its ambit participate at the event to which he refers, and use the event as an opportunity to engage with customers and stakeholders.

In addition to this, support is provided by my Department, to Comhar LEADER na hÉireann, under the LEADER Programme for the LEADER Food & Craft Villages at this event. These Food & Craft Villages are very popular attractions and showcase some of the best projects of the LEADER programme in these important areas of rural enterprise and development.

The Deputy will also be aware that my Department operates a number of grant programmes and schemes and details of these, including eligibility criteria, are available on the Department's website at www.pobail.ie.

It is open to any group or organisation to apply for funding under these programmes and schemes.