Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Commission for Economic Development of Rural Areas report will be launched. [55283/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) was launched in October 2012 by Minister Coveney and me. The aim of the Commission was to carry out an extensive public consultation and research exercise on the future economic potential of rural Ireland and how best to channel funding and resources between 2014 and 2025. The most significant element of the Commission’s work was the extensive consultation process, conducted between January and June of 2013, and comprising three different elements; a series of public meetings, meetings with relevant stakeholders and experts, and a written submission process that involved the completion of an online questionnaire and/or written submissions.

I received the final report of the Commission late last year. I am currently examining the contents of the report with a view publication in the coming weeks.