Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
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301. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to nominate pilot areas as contained in the CEDRA report on energising Ireland's rural economy; if he has considered any areas of County Clare in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20201/14]

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 recommendation relating to development zones around rural towns and their hinterlands or Rural Economic Development Zones and the establishment of pilot areas, as referred to in the Question. Overall, the recommendations are far reaching, complex and interdepartmental in nature. 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.