Written answers

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Rural Development Programme

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 29 November 2018, the status of developments on the issue; if his Department has completed its analysis on the effect of the changes in the implementation of financial instruments following the adoption of EU Regulation 2017/2393 during the period; and the status of the latest developments with the monitoring committee. [43705/19]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The ex-ante assessment for the use of financial instruments within Ireland’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programmes has been completed and is available on the Department’s website at the following link:

The report was presented to the Rural Development Programme Monitoring Committee in September 2017, following which, a written public consultation on the ex-ante assessment was held to hear the views of stakeholders on the proposed use of Financial Instruments.

My Department assessed the feedback from the RDP Monitoring Committee and considered the public consultation responses. My Department also considered the effect of the changes in the implementation of Financial Instruments following the adoption of EU Regulation 2017/2393 during this period.

In April 2019, I decided on the following actions points with regards the introduction of FI under the RDP and the EMFF OP:

1. That a Financial Instrument not be introduced for either the RDP or the EMFF at this time.

2. That the lessons learnt in conducting the FI ex-ante assessment and consultation exercise be taken into consideration in the design of the CAP Strategic Plan 2021 -2027 and the next Operational Programme for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

3. That an update of the ex-ante assessment for the use of FI, including working capital be considered in the ex-ante evaluation of the CAP Strategic Plan 2021-2027 and the next Operational Programme for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

The Monitoring Committee for the Rural Development Programme was kept informed at all stages of the process and was notified of my decision on 24 April 2019.

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