Rural development Strategies and Programmes
Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020
Public and stakeholder consultation in relation to Rural Development (CAP Pillar 2) commenced in 2012. The document below sets out a summary of the initial consultation process to date in relation to preparation of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020
- Rural Development Public Consultation Overview (pdf 185Kb)
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the RDP 2014 - 2020
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the RDP 2014-2020 (pdf 1,354Kb)
- DAFMPR 72/2014 (pdf 1,206Kb) - Coveney Announces Further Details on €4 billion Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
- Notice of Public Consultation on the SEA - June 2014 (doc 25Kb)
- RDP 2014-2020 Draft Appropriate Assessment Report (pdf 1,551Kb)
- Draft Environmental Report_Final (pdf 1,275Kb)
Screening Statement for Strategic Environmental Assessment of Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
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Screening Statement for Strategic Environmental Assessment of Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (doc 30Kb)
Invitation for Submissions on the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
Mid-Term Evaluation of the Rural Development Programme Ireland (2007-2013)
Ireland Rural Development National Strategy Plan 2007 - 2013
- Download MS Word file here (English Version) (doc 610Kb)
- Download MS Word file here (Irish Version) (doc 646Kb)
Revised Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013 as of March 2012
- Revised Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (as of January 2014) (doc 6,388Kb)
- Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007-2013 (Irish Version) (pdf 2,485Kb)
Independent Ex-Ante Evaluation of the Draft Rural Development Programme
- Download MS Word file here (doc 537Kb)
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Report on the Draft Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007 - 2013
- Download SEA report here (doc 386Kb)
Contacts List for Rural Development Programme and Measures/Schemes
Key EU Legislation on the Rural Development Programme
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the EAFRD (Consolidated version) (pdf 249Kb)
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1944/2006 of 19 December 2006 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (pdf 35Kb)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1320/2006 of 5 September 2006 laying down rules to the rural development support provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2006 (pdf 85Kb)
- Commission Regulation (EC) 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2006 (Consolidated version) (pdf 792Kb)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 of 7 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2006 as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (pdf 83Kb)
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 of 27 January 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (pdf 928Kb)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 147/2012 of 20 February 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (pdf 711Kb)
Useful Links
- European Commission - The CAP after 2013
- European Commission - Rural Development and legislation http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm
- National Rural Network<http://www.nrn.ie>
- European Network for Rural Development
- Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources






