Rural Development Committee
About the Rural Development Committee
- The Rural Development Committee is made up of representatives from each county who are involved in various sectors of farming.
- The Committee deals with all aspects of Rural Development, mainly under CAP Pillar II which underpin farm income and compliments the Pillar I support.
- Key measures where members have a big input include the Areas of Natural Constraints (formerly Disadvantaged Areas), Agri-environment Schemes, Farm Investment Support, and the Leader Programme.
Rural Development Committee
| ROLE & COUNTY | NAME | Number |
| CHAIR | John Curran | 086 2494319 |
| VICE-CHAIR | James Gallagher | 087 0568270 |
| CARLOW | Jay Kelly | 087 7907475 |
| CAVAN | Paddy Denning | 087 2576441 |
| CLARE | Thomas Lane | 087 2347314 |
| CORK (C) | Tim Twomey | 087 2335055 |
| CORK (N) | David Flynn | 087 2793740 |
| CORK (W) | Cornelius Buckley | 086 2776673 |
| DONEGAL | Peter Cannon | 087 2923473 |
| DUBLIN | Frank Hemeryck | 086 2471335 |
| GALWAY | P.J. Conroy | 087 2601707 |
| KERRY | John O’Sullivan | 087 9707550 |
| KILDARE | Des Gray | 086 8546899 |
| KILKENNY | Tom Prendergast | 086 8530372 |
| LAOIS | Harry Lalor | 085 1032677 |
| LEITRIM | Gerry McGarry | 086 1004774 |
| LIMERICK | John Maher | 087 0619949 |
| LONGFORD | John Coyle | 087 9047617 |
| LOUTH | Maeve Larney | 087 2940551 |
| MAYO | Patrick Egan | 087 6173347 |
| MEATH | Thomas Gibbon | 086 3166771 |
| MONAGHAN | Mark Gillanders | 086 8258405 |
| OFFALY | George Grant | 087 2888903 |
| ROSCOMMON | Gerard Fallon | 086 1298317 |
| SLIGO | Gearóid O’Connor | 086 8104210 |
| TIPP. NTH | Liam Coffey | 086 8143508 |
| TIPP. STH | John Crosse | 086 6065666 |
| WATERFORD | Seamus Power | 087 7961064 |
| WESTMEATH | Brendan Coffey | 086 2407892 |
| WEXFORD | Anne Kehoe | 087 2707606 |
| WICKLOW | Thomas Byrne | 087 8330439 |
| CO-OPTED | Caillin Conneely | 087 1314969 |