Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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209. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the maximum percentage of the funding allocated for the Leader programme 2014-2020 that can be spent on animation and administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31435/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 outlines that support can be provided for the administration and animation costs of LEADER Local Action Groups.

Administration costs are those linked to the management of the implementation of the Local Development Strategy such as operating costs and personnel costs. Animation costs are those linked to the Local Development Strategy in order to facilitate information exchange, promote the strategy, and support potential applicants to develop projects and prepare applications.

The maximum percentage of funding that can be spent by Local Action Groups on animation and administration is 25% of the LEADER expenditure incurred in the delivery of their Local Development Strategy. This is in line with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2015.