Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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290. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will draft a rural economic development policy statement; the way he will implement the other recommendations set out in the recently published CEDRA report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19311/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Taoiseach launched the CEDRA report on 14 April 2014. The report contains 34 recommendations including the policy statement referred to in the Question. Overall the recommendations are far reaching and interdepartmental in nature and in this context will require significant consideration and consultation. The complex nature of the department and agency interactions recommended in the report will require further examination and in this context I am committed to working together with my Government colleagues to determine the best way forward with regard to the implementation of the CEDRA recommendations. In the interim, the CEDRA report will inform the design of the LEADER elements of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme.