Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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577. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of completed plans received under the Leader programme to date, including the names of the applicants and the sub-regional areas they relate to; the number of outstanding plans still awaited and the sub-regional areas they relate to; the number of groups successful at stage 1 of the process that have now indicated that they will not be submitting a plan under stage 2, and the sub-regional areas they relate to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43975/15]

Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware, Ireland is conducting a two stage process for the selection of local development strategies to support the delivery of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Stage one of the process is complete and those successful at stage one have moved to stage two of the process, which is the preparation of local development strategiesin each of the 28 sub-regional areas.

There were 42 successful submissions to the expression of interest phase of the process, with 7 of these subsequently withdrawing their interest as follows: