Published on Tuesday13thMay2014
Coveney announces further details of €4 billion Rural Development Programme
Minister of State Tom Hayes, Minister Simon Coveney and Minister of State Brian Hayes
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney today announced full financial allocations as well as important new details in relation to the support measures to be included in the new Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020. Work is ongoing in relation to the design of the RDP and it is intended to submit the Programme to the EU Commission at the end of June, 2014.
Minister Coveney said:
The new Rural Development Programme will be a vital support to Rural Ireland in terms of enhancing the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, managing natural resources in a sustainable manner, and ensuring the balanced development of rural areas. This Government has given a clear signal of its commitment to a strategic investment in Rural Ireland and the agri-food sector by providing National Exchequer funding to bring the total amount available for RDP schemes to over €4billion in the period to 2020.
Read the full press release here.