Written answers

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Leader Programmes Expenditure

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way a person may obtain details of all grant allocations by a LDC to private companies, which were below the threshold for needing Ministerial approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34963/14]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The publication of details of beneficiaries under the EU Common Agricultural Policy, which includes the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme, was subject to legal challenge in another Member State. The European Court of Justice judgement prohibited the publication of certain beneficiaries and due to this Ireland only publishes details of payments to the Local Action Groups that administer the Programme. In January 2014 this issue was resolved to allow payments in respect of the 2014 EU financial year to be published in May 2015.

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