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European Priorities 201Mid-Year Progress Report
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European Priorities 2014
Year Progress Report
Winning in Europe
4-15 Year Progress Report
Winning in Europe
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EUROPEAN PRIORITIES 2014-15
MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT
Covering the period 1 April 2014 – 30 September 2014
Background
The Executive’s 2014-15 European Priorities have been drawn together using the Balanced
Scorecard Methodology.
The three thematic groups working under the Barroso Task Force Working Group, after consideration
of Programme for Government commitments and the European Commission’s Work Programme
developed a Balanced Scorecard for the following broad sectoral areas:
• Economy;
• Environment and Climate Change; and
• Social.
The 2014-15 Statement of European Priorities detailed strategic, cross-cutting objectives to focus our
European engagement for the year ahead. An overarching European Priorities scorecard provided a
high level focus on Ministerial objectives to get more out of European engagement, while the three
thematic groups also developed cross-sectoral priorities relating to the economy, environment and
climate change, and social matters.
These objectives were translated into the 169 individual targets that constitute the ‘European
Priorities 2014-15 Implementation Plan’. In agreeing its priorities, the Executive tasked BTWG, under
the leadership of OFMDFM’s Junior Ministers, to provide it with a mid-year report on progress. This
paper fulfils that commitment, reflecting progress up to 30 September 2014.
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Summary
Thematic Groups have assessed progress by adopting the Programme for Government (PfG)
methodology which assigns a ‘Green’, ‘Green/Amber’, ‘Amber’ or ‘Red’ rating, depending on the
degree to which the target is fully on track or has encountered differing degrees of delay or difficulty
(Table 1).
Table 1: Progress Summary
Overall Progress Summary against 169 targets
Green Green/Amber Amber Red
163 (96%)
0 (0%)
6 (4%)
0 (0%)
The Red/Amber/Green (RAG) rating for each target was assigned by the relevant lead department. Departments report that 96% of all targets are on track to be achieved with only 6 targets to be
achieved with minor delays. No targets are rated as being unachieved or at the highest risk of failure.
A full list of the targets and their ratings is provided (Appendix 1), along with more detailed
commentary on each target considered to have encountered a substantive delay or difficulty
(Appendix 2). A definition for each of the RAG ratings as used within the PfG monitoring system is
provided for reference (Appendix 3).
Successes during the period
In May, more than 200 delegates attended a Horizon 2020 seminar at Titanic, Belfast organised by
Invest Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland European Regional Forum (NIERF) jointly chaired
by the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and Belfast City Council. The opening
remarks were provided by Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Arlene Foster with a keynote
address from Dimitri Corpakis, Head of Unit, the European Commission’s Directorate General for
Research and Innovation. Luis Cuervo Spottorno from Directorate General for Enterprise & Industry
provided an overview of the new COSME programme.
The NIERF hosted/supported 2 events in each of the first two quarters of the year: 20 May -
Erasmus+ Master Class, 26 June - Plenary which included presentations on Erasmus+ Youth
Chapter and Creative Europe, 27 August - Creative Europe Event and 16 September – RESTART2
event.
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OFMDFM Junior Ministers addressed the #DeleteCyberbullying conference in the Executive’s Office
in Brussels in June 2014.
In September, notification was received confirming the success of the €3.5m REMEDIATE project.
This Horizon 2020 project, is supported by DOE, and led by Queens University Belfast in
collaboration with Dublin City University, the Geological Survey of Ireland and T.E. Laboratories of
Carlow.
A State Aid awareness seminar was held on 16 September at Titanic Belfast. There were 130
delegates, 80 of whom were from individuals from private firms, Invest NI, IntertradeIreland, SEUPB,
NITB and all 26 Councils. 50 attendees were staff from 9 NICS Departments.
DETI & Invest NI met with EU Commission Task Force member Miek Van Der Wee (DG Competition
Task Force member) on 17 September to discuss the changes in the Regional Aid Guidelines from
2014–20 period.
Task Force members were also helpful to DETI (and ONIEB) in organising a work programme of
meetings (22-24 September) for the Permanent Secretary with senior representatives from 5 DG’s
such as Normunds Popens, Deputy Director General for implementation, DG REGIO, Daniel Calleja-
Crespo, Director General, DG Enterprise, and Gert Jan Koopman, Deputy Director General, DG
COMP, as well as representatives from DG Research, Innovation & Science, and DG Connect. They
also met with representatives from both UKRep and Irish Rep as well.
DRD hosted a Brussels Business Week from 23-26 September at the ONIEB offices. Officials from
the Department’s European Programmes and Gateways Unit met with representatives from DG
MOVE, Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), DG COMP, UK Rep and European
Cyclists’ Federation to discuss a range of transport related issues.
The Minister for Regional Development and officials from the Department attended the ECar
‘International Highway’ TEN-T project showcase event hosted by ESB on the 23 September.
On the 24 September European Programmes and Gateways Unit hosted an information session at
the ONIEB for invited stakeholders from NI Ports and Airports. This included sessions delivered by
DG Move and INEA covering the Connecting Europe Facility, SESAR, Airports, Motorways of the
Sea and Maritime Ports.
The Minster for Regional Development led meetings on the 24 September with MEP’s and the Chief
Executive of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency.
The Minister for Regional Development hosted a networking event in the ONIEB on 24 September
which was attended by NI stakeholders, representatives of EU institutions and MEP’s.
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OVERARCHING EUROPEAN PRIORITIES
RESULTS
R1
D
eliv
er
the
Pro
gra
mm
e f
or
Go
ve
rnm
en
t ta
rge
t fo
r in
cre
as
ed
dra
wd
ow
n
of
co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U f
un
ds
, in
clu
din
g H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0.
R2
R
ais
e t
he
re
gio
n’s
po
sit
ive
pro
file
by
tra
ns
ferr
ing
kn
ow
led
ge
an
d
lea
rnin
g t
hro
ug
h p
art
icip
ati
on
in
fo
rma
l a
nd
in
form
al
Eu
rop
ea
n n
etw
ork
s
an
d p
art
ne
rsh
ips
. R
3
Ma
xim
ise
po
licy
en
ga
ge
me
nt
wit
h t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n C
om
mis
sio
n,
inc
rea
sin
g o
ur
infl
ue
nc
e o
n p
olic
y d
ev
elo
pm
en
t.
R4
M
ain
tain
a s
tru
ctu
red
re
lati
on
sh
ip w
ith
th
e E
uro
pe
an
Co
mm
iss
ion
, d
ev
elo
pin
g s
tra
teg
ic r
ela
tio
ns
hip
s w
ith
ne
w C
om
mis
sio
ne
rs a
nd
Ca
bin
et
off
icia
ls.
CUSTOMERS
C1
P
rov
ide
tim
ely
an
d a
cc
ura
te a
dv
ice
to
Min
iste
rs a
nd
th
e A
ss
em
bly
on
E
uro
pe
an
po
licy
an
d f
un
din
g p
rog
ram
me
s.
C2
M
ax
imis
e t
he
go
od
re
lati
on
sh
ips
th
at
alr
ea
dy
ex
ist
wit
h t
he
oth
er
De
vo
lve
d A
dm
inis
tra
tio
ns
an
d I
rela
nd
, to
fu
rth
er
ou
r E
uro
pe
an
po
licy
o
bje
cti
ve
s,
fun
din
g o
pp
ort
un
itie
s a
nd
in
flu
en
ce
. C
3
En
ga
ge
pu
rpo
se
fully
wit
h t
he
re
gio
n’s
Eu
rop
ea
n R
ep
res
en
tati
ve
s i
n
the
Eu
rop
ea
n P
arl
iam
en
t, C
om
mit
tee
of
the
Re
gio
ns
an
d E
uro
pe
an
E
co
no
mic
an
d S
oc
ial
Co
mm
itte
e.
C4
P
rom
ote
in
cre
as
ed
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n o
f c
ivil
so
cie
ty i
n c
om
pe
titi
ve
EU
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
. .
BUSINESS PROCESSES
BP
1
Infl
ue
nc
e W
hit
eh
all
po
licy
fo
rmu
lati
on
on
Eu
rop
ea
n m
att
ers
. B
P2
M
on
ito
r c
om
pe
titi
ve
EU
fu
nd
ing
ap
plic
ati
on
s a
nd
th
e d
ev
elo
pm
en
t o
f s
tra
teg
ic a
llia
nc
es
. B
P3
In
cre
as
e t
he
us
e o
f s
em
ina
rs,
co
nfe
ren
ce
s a
nd
wo
rks
ho
ps
as
ke
y t
oo
ls
in d
iss
em
ina
tin
g k
no
wle
dg
e,
sk
ills
an
d b
es
t p
rac
tic
e.
BP
4
Ac
hie
ve
th
e t
arg
ets
in
th
e E
xe
cu
tiv
e’s
20
14
-15
Eu
rop
ea
n P
rio
riti
es
Im
ple
me
nta
tio
n P
lan
.
PEOPLE AND ORGANISATION
PO
1
En
su
re p
olic
y s
taff
ha
ve
th
e k
no
wle
dg
e a
nd
sk
ills
to
ma
xim
ise
th
eir
e
ffe
cti
ve
ne
ss
in
lia
isin
g w
ith
Wh
ite
ha
ll a
nd
th
e E
uro
pe
an
Co
mm
iss
ion
. P
O2
S
up
po
rt t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
sta
ff t
o e
xp
loit
th
e b
en
efi
ts o
f a
s
tru
ctu
red
re
lati
on
sh
ip w
ith
th
e E
uro
pe
an
Co
mm
iss
ion
. P
O3
E
ng
ag
e w
ith
Eu
rop
ea
n L
iais
on
Off
ice
rs t
o a
gre
e w
ork
pla
ns
an
d
su
pp
ort
th
e d
eliv
ery
of
the
Ex
ec
uti
ve
’s E
uro
pe
an
pri
ori
tie
s.
PO
4
Fa
cili
tate
Arm
s L
en
gth
Bo
die
s,
inc
lud
ing
re
lev
an
t T
hir
d P
art
ies
, to
e
ffe
cti
ve
ly p
art
icip
ate
in
an
d p
rom
ote
co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U a
pp
lica
tio
ns
a
nd
co
llab
ora
tio
n o
pp
ort
un
itie
s.
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RESULTS
EUROPEAN PRIORITIES WITHIN THE RESULTS QUADRANT
OVERARCHING Priorities which apply to ALL thematic groups
R1 Deliver the Programme for
Government target for
increased drawdown of
competitive EU funds,
including Horizon 2020.
R2 Raise the region’s positive
profile by transferring
knowledge and learning through
participation in formal and
informal European networks and
partnerships.
R3 Maximise policy
engagement with the
European Commission,
increasing our influence
on policy development.
R4 Maintain a structured
relationship with the European
Commission, developing
strategic relationships with new
Commissioners and Cabinet
officials.
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
R1.1
Ac
hie
ve
in
div
idu
al
De
pa
rtm
en
tal
pro
jec
tio
ns
fo
r 2
01
4-1
5
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Wh
ilst
no
dra
wd
ow
n f
igu
res
ha
ve
be
en
re
lea
se
d a
s
ye
t fo
r H
20
20
, D
ET
I &
DE
L a
re o
n t
rac
k t
o a
ch
iev
e
pro
jec
tio
ns
. D
RD
is
on
tra
ck
to
ac
hie
ve
its
dra
wd
ow
n t
arg
et
for
20
14
-15
. N
ot
all
fin
an
cia
l in
form
ati
on
is
av
aila
ble
bu
t D
EL
is
on
tr
ac
k t
o m
ee
t it
s i
nd
ivid
ua
l p
roje
cti
on
fo
r 2
01
4-1
5.
R1.2
Pu
t in
pla
ce
NI
Co
nta
ct
Po
int
for
Ho
riz
on
20
20
SC
5 b
y
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. D
OE
ha
s i
de
nti
fie
d
the
re
so
urc
e f
or
a n
ew
SC
5 N
I C
on
tac
t P
oin
t (C
P)
an
d i
s o
n t
rac
k t
o h
av
e t
he
ne
w C
P i
n p
lac
e i
n Q
3.
R1.3
Inv
es
t N
I to
su
bm
it a
bid
to
th
e C
OS
ME
pro
gra
mm
e t
o
de
live
r th
e E
nte
rpri
se
Eu
rop
e N
etw
ork
in
NI
by
th
e e
nd
of
Q1
20
14
DETI
GREEN
In
ve
st
NI
su
bm
itte
d a
jo
int
En
terp
ris
e E
uro
pe
Ne
two
rk
bid
wit
h I
nn
ov
ate
UK
/TS
B t
ow
ard
s t
he
en
d o
f Q
1 a
nd
a
re w
ait
ing
fo
r a
de
cis
ion
fro
m t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n
Co
mm
iss
ion
. T
his
is
du
e b
efo
re t
he
en
d o
f S
ep
tem
be
r.
R1.4
Inv
es
t N
I to
su
bm
it t
o E
AS
ME
a b
id t
o p
art
icip
ate
in
a c
all
to
“En
ha
nc
e t
he
Ma
na
ge
me
nt
Ca
pa
cit
y o
f S
ME
s”
pilo
t
pro
gra
mm
e b
y t
he
en
d o
f Q
1 2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
Inv
es
t N
I s
ub
mit
ted
a b
id i
n Q
1 a
nd
ha
ve
be
en
in
form
ed
th
at
this
ha
s b
ee
n s
uc
ce
ss
ful
an
d a
re
cu
rre
ntl
y m
ak
ing
arr
an
ge
me
nts
to
ag
ree
a f
orm
al
co
ntr
ac
t.
Th
is i
s a
sm
all
aw
ard
th
at
pro
vid
es
th
e
En
terp
ris
e E
uro
pe
Ne
two
rk t
ea
m w
ith
in I
nv
es
t N
I tr
ain
ing
to
wa
rds
th
e d
eliv
ery
of
co
ac
hin
g a
nd
m
en
tori
ng
to
SM
Es
wit
h a
pa
rtic
ula
r fo
cu
s o
n
8
co
mp
an
ies
su
cc
es
sfu
l in
th
e S
ME
in
str
um
en
t p
rog
ram
me
of
Ho
riz
on
20
20
.
R1.5
To
pa
rtic
ipa
te i
n t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
at
lea
st
8 E
U f
un
din
g
pro
po
sa
ls f
or
su
bm
iss
ion
un
de
r L
IFE
, L
IFE
IP
, H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0
or
INT
ER
RE
G V
fu
nd
ing
pro
gra
mm
es
du
rin
g 2
01
4-1
5
DOE / DRD
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. D
OE
are
in
vo
lve
d i
n t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
pro
jec
t p
rop
os
als
fo
r M
ari
ne
, F
res
hw
ate
r a
nd
Ha
bit
ats
fo
r s
ub
mis
sio
n u
nd
er;
th
e I
NT
ER
RE
G V
A E
nv
iro
nm
en
t fu
nd
ing
str
ea
m,
als
o a
LIF
E I
nte
gra
ted
Pro
jec
t, t
wo
L
IFE
Tra
dit
ion
al
Pro
jec
ts,
an
d a
nu
mb
er
of
Ho
riz
on
2
02
0 p
roje
cts
un
de
r S
C5
an
d M
ari
e S
klo
do
ws
ka
-C
uri
e A
cti
on
s.
Wo
rk i
s p
rog
res
sin
g a
nd
me
eti
ng
s h
av
e b
ee
n h
eld
b
etw
ee
n N
I W
ate
r a
nd
Iri
sh
Wa
ter
reg
ard
ing
th
e
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
thre
e j
oin
t p
roje
cts
fo
r in
clu
sio
n i
n t
he
IN
TE
RR
EG
V p
rog
ram
me
.
R1.6
Fa
cili
tate
th
e d
raw
do
wn
of
co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U f
un
ds
by
en
d
Ma
rch
20
15
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
On
go
ing
dra
wd
ow
n i
s b
ein
g s
up
po
rte
d a
nd
mo
nit
ore
d
via
NIE
RF
. F
igu
res
fo
r d
raw
do
wn
am
ou
nts
are
c
urr
en
tly
be
ing
de
term
ine
d (
OF
MD
FM
).
DS
D c
on
tin
ue
s t
o d
iss
em
ina
te i
nfo
rma
tio
n o
n f
un
din
g
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
an
d p
art
ne
rsh
ip c
all
to t
hir
d p
art
ies
O
n t
rac
k (
DH
SS
PS
).
R1.7
EU
Ca
pa
cit
y B
uild
ing
Fu
nd
im
ple
me
nte
d i
n 2
01
4-1
5 a
nd
u
tilis
ed
by
en
d o
f 2
01
5-1
6 (
Su
bje
ct
to f
un
din
g)
OFMDFM
AMBER
Alt
ho
ug
h f
un
din
g h
as
be
en
id
en
tifi
ed
fo
r th
e E
U
Ca
pa
cit
y B
uild
ing
Fu
nd
, d
ue
to
on
go
ing
bu
dg
eta
ry
pre
ss
ure
s a
cro
ss
th
e D
ep
art
me
nt,
th
is h
as
no
t b
ee
n
fully
se
cu
red
. T
he
ou
tco
me
of
this
ma
y b
e
de
term
ine
d b
y O
cto
be
r m
on
ito
rin
g.
R1.8
All
rele
va
nt
info
rma
tio
n i
n r
es
pe
ct
of
tra
ns
na
tio
na
l p
rog
ram
me
ca
lls i
n 2
01
4-1
5 a
pp
rop
ria
te t
o N
I is
d
iss
em
ina
ted
pro
mp
tly
to
ap
pro
pri
ate
co
nta
cts
wit
hin
SE
UP
B,
an
d w
ith
in d
ep
art
me
nts
DFP
GREEN
On
ly o
ne
ca
ll in
re
lati
on
to
th
e N
ort
he
rn P
eri
ph
ery
an
d
Arc
tic
(N
PA
) p
rog
ram
me
an
no
un
ce
d t
o d
ate
. O
the
r c
alls
an
d r
ele
va
nt
info
rma
tio
n w
ill b
e i
ss
ue
d t
o
de
pa
rtm
en
ts a
s t
he
y a
re r
ele
as
ed
.
R1.9
Ide
nti
fy a
nd
de
ve
lop
pro
po
sa
ls f
or
co
llab
ora
tio
n u
nd
er
EU
F
un
din
g c
alls
wit
hin
de
ad
line
s t
hro
ug
ho
ut
the
ye
ar
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Wo
rk i
s o
ng
oin
g t
hro
ug
h t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n C
en
tre
to
id
en
tify
re
lev
an
t fu
nd
ing
ca
lls (
OF
MD
FM
).
DS
D i
s m
on
ito
rin
g t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
the
In
no
va
tiv
e
Urb
an
Ac
tio
n F
un
d a
nd
ha
s f
ac
ilita
ted
me
eti
ng
s
9
be
twe
en
DG
Re
gio
n a
nd
in
tere
ste
d p
art
ies
to
dis
cu
ss
p
ote
nti
al
bid
s.
(DS
D).
O
n t
rac
k –
NI
he
alt
h s
ec
tor
to d
ate
ha
ve
pa
rtic
ipa
ted
in
13
fu
nd
ing
bid
s w
ith
oth
er
EU
re
gio
ns
(D
HS
SP
S).
R2.1
Inv
es
t N
I w
ill e
nc
ou
rag
e p
art
icip
ati
on
in
2 e
ve
nts
na
me
ly:
•
Su
sta
ina
ble
En
erg
y W
ee
k 2
3-2
7th
Ju
ne
; a
nd
•
Eu
rop
ea
n W
ee
k o
f R
eg
ion
s a
nd
Cit
ies
(O
PE
N
DA
YS
) –
6-9
Oc
t 2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
Inv
es
t N
I s
up
po
rte
d P
rof
Ne
il H
ew
itt
(Un
ive
rsit
y o
f U
lste
r) t
o p
art
icip
ate
as
a s
pe
ak
er
du
rin
g S
us
tain
ab
le
En
erg
y w
ee
k.
Pro
f H
ew
itt
refe
rre
d t
o N
I re
se
arc
h
ex
ce
llen
ce
in
En
erg
y S
tora
ge
an
d p
res
en
ted
a l
oc
al
ind
us
tria
l s
uc
ce
ss
sto
ry f
rom
AE
S K
ilro
ot.
P
rof
He
wit
t a
lso
to
ok
pa
rt i
n a
pa
ne
l d
isc
us
sio
n w
ith
E
U c
om
mis
sio
n o
ffic
ials
(D
G R
TD
an
d D
G E
NE
R)
an
d E
U p
ote
nti
al
pa
rtn
ers
fo
r E
U p
roje
ct
de
ve
lop
me
nt
on
ma
rin
e e
ne
rgy
.
Inv
es
t N
I a
re a
lso
ta
kin
g p
art
in
Op
en
Da
ys
in
O
cto
be
r 2
01
4.
R2.2
DO
E t
o e
nc
ou
rag
e p
art
icip
ati
on
in
lo
ca
l S
us
tain
ab
le E
ne
rgy
W
ee
k (
23
-27
Ju
ne
) e
ve
nts
(D
OE
)
DOE
GREEN
DO
E c
irc
ula
ted
in
form
ati
on
on
a w
ee
k l
on
g
pro
gra
mm
e o
f lo
ca
l S
us
tain
ab
le E
ne
rgy
We
ek
ev
en
ts
to i
ts s
tak
eh
old
er
co
nta
ct
list
an
d D
OE
off
icia
ls a
lso
p
art
icip
ate
d i
n t
wo
ev
en
ts.
R2.3
Du
rin
g 2
01
4-1
5 D
HS
SP
S a
nd
HS
C t
o b
e r
ep
res
en
ted
on
all
EIP
-AH
A A
cti
on
Gro
up
s a
nd
att
en
d a
t le
as
t 7
5%
of
me
eti
ng
s
DHSSPS
AMBER
DH
SS
PS
/HS
C a
re r
ep
res
en
ted
on
3 o
f th
e 5
Ac
tio
n
Gro
up
s a
nd
all
me
eti
ng
s a
tte
nd
ed
. R
ep
res
en
tati
on
on
th
e r
em
ain
ing
2 g
rou
ps
to
be
fin
alis
ed
fo
llow
ing
sta
ff
ch
an
ge
s w
ith
in t
he
HS
C.
Fo
r a
ll A
cti
on
Gro
up
s t
he
D
HS
SP
S/H
SC
co
nti
nu
e t
o c
on
trib
ute
to
ag
ree
d
ac
tio
ns
an
d a
cti
vit
ies
.
R2.4
By
31
Ma
rch
20
15
to
ha
ve
fa
cili
tate
d t
he
sh
ari
ng
of
he
alt
h
str
ate
gie
s,
po
licie
s a
nd
are
as
of
be
st
pra
cti
ce
ac
ros
s a
ll E
IP-
AH
A R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
es
DHSSPS
GREEN
Th
ere
ha
s b
ee
n 1
me
eti
ng
of
the
EIP
Re
fere
nc
e S
ite
C
olla
bo
rati
ve
Ne
two
rk i
n Q
1 a
nd
Q2
. A
Ya
mm
er
Sit
e
ha
s b
ee
n d
ev
elo
pe
d f
or
the
sh
ari
ng
of
info
rma
tio
n
an
d b
es
t p
rac
tic
e.
R2.5
Pa
rtic
ipa
te i
n 2
or
mo
re E
U i
nit
iati
ve
s/e
ve
nts
DARD
GREEN
DA
RD
off
icia
l a
tte
nd
ed
“Im
pro
vin
g F
oo
d S
afe
ty a
nd
L
ab
elli
ng
in
th
e E
U:
Sm
art
er
Ru
les
fo
r a
Su
sta
ina
ble
Ag
ri-F
oo
d C
ha
in”
Co
nfe
ren
ce
on
10
Se
pt
in B
rus
se
ls.
10
R2.6
Org
an
ise
an
d a
tte
nd
at
lea
st
1 M
inis
teri
al
vis
it(s
) b
y 3
1 M
arc
h
20
15
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. P
lan
s a
re i
n p
lac
e f
or
the
DO
E M
inis
ter
to a
tte
nd
a p
rog
ram
me
of
ev
en
ts i
n
Bru
ss
els
in
De
ce
mb
er
20
14
.
R2.7
Org
an
ise
an
d/o
r a
tte
nd
at
lea
st
2 E
U e
ve
nts
in
NI
an
d/o
r B
rus
se
ls b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
.
R2.8
Ho
ld,
ac
tiv
ely
co
ntr
ibu
te t
o o
r fa
cili
tate
at
lea
st
2 p
olic
y-
foc
us
ed
ev
en
ts i
n B
rus
se
ls/E
uro
pe
to
sh
ow
ca
se
be
st
pra
cti
ce
a
nd
in
no
va
tiv
e p
olic
y f
rom
No
rth
ern
Ire
lan
d,
rela
tin
g t
o S
oc
ial
Co
he
sio
n i
nc
lud
ing
DS
C a
nd
/or
To
ge
the
r: B
uild
ing
a U
nit
ed
C
om
mu
nit
y,
by
en
d M
arc
h 2
01
5
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Ju
nio
r M
inis
ters
sp
ok
e a
t th
e #
De
lete
Cy
be
rbu
llyin
g
co
nfe
ren
ce
in
th
e E
xe
cu
tiv
e’s
Off
ice
in
Bru
ss
els
in
J
un
e 2
01
4.
Co
nfi
rme
d w
ork
sh
op
at
An
nu
al
Po
ve
rty
Co
nv
en
tio
n i
n
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
. C
on
firm
ed
wo
rks
ho
p a
t E
uro
ch
ild
An
nu
al
Co
nfe
ren
ce
in
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
(O
FM
DF
M).
O
n t
rac
k -
DH
SS
PS
es
tab
lish
ed
an
d c
ha
irs
th
e E
IP-
AH
A R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
e C
olla
bo
rati
ve
Ne
two
rk.
All
32
E
IP-A
HA
Re
fere
nc
e S
ite
s a
re m
em
be
rs o
f th
e
Co
llab
ora
tiv
e N
etw
ork
. M
ee
tin
gs
are
org
an
ise
d
qu
art
erl
y t
o s
ha
re b
es
t p
rac
tic
e a
nd
co
ns
ide
r is
su
es
s
uc
h a
s t
he
sc
alin
g u
p o
f h
ea
lth
an
d c
are
po
licie
s a
nd
s
erv
ice
de
live
ry m
od
els
(D
HS
SP
S).
D
EL
off
icia
l s
po
ke
at
DG
EM
PL
OY
ev
en
t o
n S
oc
ial
Inn
ov
ati
on
us
ing
ES
F i
n B
rus
se
ls i
n M
ay
20
14
(D
EL
).
R2.9
Ide
nti
fy e
xa
mp
les
of
be
st
pra
cti
ce
fro
m N
ort
he
rn I
rela
nd
an
d
ap
ply
fo
r th
es
e t
o b
e i
nc
lud
ed
on
SIP
/EP
IC K
no
wle
dg
e
Pla
tfo
rms
(o
nc
e l
au
nc
he
d)
at
lea
st
twic
e b
efo
re M
arc
h 2
01
5
OFMDFM
GREEN
Po
ten
tia
l b
es
t p
rac
tic
e e
xa
mp
les
cu
rre
ntl
y b
ein
g
ide
nti
fie
d r
ele
va
nt
to E
PIC
Pla
tfo
rm.
SIP
pla
tfo
rm y
et
to l
au
nc
h (
OF
MD
FM
).
R2.10
Re
ac
h a
t le
as
t 2
50
fo
llow
ers
on
th
e G
oo
gle
+ p
ag
e f
or
the
E
uro
pe
an
Ce
ntr
e b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
OFMDFM
GREEN
Go
og
le+
pa
ge
la
un
ch
ed
in
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
. C
urr
en
tly
ov
er
50
fo
llow
ers
wit
h o
ve
r 1
1,0
00
vie
ws
.
R3.1
Org
an
ise
an
d a
tte
nd
at
lea
st
4 s
uit
ab
le E
U e
ve
nts
/stu
dy
v
isit
s/s
em
ina
rs b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
.
R3.2
En
ga
ge
as
a p
art
ne
r in
3 o
f th
e E
SF
EC
Le
arn
ing
Ne
two
rks
o
n A
cti
ve
In
clu
sio
n;
Tra
ns
na
tio
na
lity
; a
nd
Ca
ree
r a
nd
Ag
e
DEL
GREEN
Th
e D
ep
art
me
nt
co
nti
nu
es
to
en
ga
ge
fu
lly w
ith
th
e 3
E
SF
Le
arn
ing
Ne
two
rks
. R
ec
en
t a
cti
vit
y i
nc
lud
ed
th
e
Ac
tiv
e I
nc
lus
ion
Ste
eri
ng
Gro
up
me
eti
ng
in
Vili
niu
s
(Lit
hu
an
ia)
an
d A
ge
an
d C
are
er
Ste
eri
ng
Gro
up
m
ee
tin
gs
in
Be
lfa
st
(UK
) a
nd
Be
rlin
(G
erm
an
y).
11
R3.3
Inc
lud
e T
ran
sn
ati
on
alit
y a
s a
n o
pti
on
wit
hin
th
e n
ew
ES
F
Pro
gra
mm
e
DEL
GREEN
Th
e n
ew
ES
F O
pe
rati
ng
Pro
gra
mm
e 2
01
4-2
02
0
co
nta
ins
re
fere
nc
e t
o t
he
be
ne
fits
of
Tra
ns
na
tio
na
lity
a
nd
off
ers
su
pp
ort
fo
r th
os
e w
ish
ing
to
pa
rtic
ipa
te.
R3.4
Ma
xim
ise
Tw
inn
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
an
d t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
co
llab
ora
tiv
e p
art
ne
rsh
ips
am
on
gs
t E
IP R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
es
DHSSPS
GREEN
Me
eti
ng
of
Re
fere
nc
e S
ite
Co
llab
ora
tiv
e N
etw
ork
he
ld
in M
ay
in
Ath
en
s a
nd
fu
rth
er
me
eti
ng
pla
nn
ed
fo
r O
cto
be
r in
Mo
ntp
elli
er.
A
nu
mb
er
of
H2
02
0 b
ids
are
b
ein
g p
rog
res
se
d i
nv
olv
ing
co
llab
ora
tio
ns
be
twe
en
R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
es
.
R3.5
De
ve
lop
th
rou
gh
th
e E
IP R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
e C
olla
bo
rati
ve
N
etw
ork
a r
ep
os
ito
ry o
f in
form
ati
on
ac
ros
s E
IP-A
HA
R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
es
on
he
alt
h a
nd
ca
re s
tra
teg
ies
, p
lan
s,
pro
jec
ts a
nd
ev
ide
nc
e b
as
es
DHSSPS
AMBER
Pro
po
se
d r
ep
os
ito
ry r
em
ain
s u
nd
er
co
ns
ide
rati
on
/dis
cu
ss
ion
by
th
e R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
e
Co
llab
ora
tiv
e N
etw
ork
.
R3.6
Ag
ree
, w
he
re t
he
re a
re s
ha
red
ob
jec
tiv
es
an
d p
rio
riti
es
, a
n
eH
ea
lth
MO
U w
ith
at
lea
st
1 o
the
r E
U R
eg
ion
by
en
d M
arc
h
20
15
DHSSPS
GREEN
On
tra
ck
to
fin
alis
e M
OU
wit
h R
ep
ub
lic o
f Ir
ela
nd
by
e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
.
R3.7
Att
en
d s
uit
ab
le e
ve
nts
/stu
dy
vis
its
/se
min
ars
, a
s a
pp
rop
ria
te,
by
en
d M
arc
h 2
01
5
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Re
gis
tere
d a
t re
lev
an
t B
rus
se
ls O
pe
n W
ee
k s
em
ina
rs
an
d w
ork
sh
op
s f
or
Oc
tob
er
20
14
(O
FM
DF
M).
D
SD
ha
s a
tte
nd
ed
a C
EV
se
min
ar
in B
rus
se
ls (
DS
D).
N
I re
pre
se
nta
tio
n a
t a
nu
mb
er
of
ev
en
ts i
nc
lud
ing
In
teg
rate
d C
are
Co
nfe
ren
ce
, B
rus
se
ls,
Ap
ril;
an
d E
U
Ma
rke
tpla
ce
, B
rus
se
ls,
Se
pte
mb
er.
P
art
icip
ati
on
in
a
nu
mb
er
of
EIP
-AH
A r
ela
ted
ev
en
ts p
lan
ne
d f
or
Oc
tob
er,
No
ve
mb
er
an
d D
ec
em
be
r (D
HS
SP
S).
R3.8
Ma
xim
ise
en
ga
ge
me
nt
in E
ras
mu
s+
via
wo
rks
ho
ps
/stu
dy
v
isit
s a
nd
re
lev
an
t p
ub
lica
tio
ns
by
en
d M
arc
h 2
01
5 (
YC
NI)
DE
GREEN
Info
rma
tio
n o
n r
ele
va
nt
fun
din
g c
alls
ha
s b
ee
n
dis
se
min
ate
d t
o y
ou
th o
rga
nis
ati
on
s.
Era
sm
us
+
info
rma
tio
n w
ork
sh
op
s,
ap
plic
ati
on
s c
linic
s a
nd
fe
ed
ba
ck
pro
vid
ed
to
Yo
uth
org
an
isa
tio
ns
. Y
CN
I s
um
ma
ry g
uid
e t
o E
ras
mu
s+
an
d i
nte
rna
tio
na
l e
-b
ulle
tin
g a
va
ilab
le v
ia Y
CN
I w
eb
sit
e.
R3.9
En
su
re P
FY
po
licy
ob
jec
tiv
es
are
re
fle
cte
d i
n E
ras
mu
s+
n
ati
on
al
pri
ori
tie
s
DE
GREEN
On
go
ing
co
mm
un
ica
tio
n.
R4.1
Pa
rtic
ipa
te i
n (
i) 2
me
eti
ng
s/a
tte
nd
2 e
ve
nts
wit
h t
he
EU
C
om
mis
sio
n O
ffic
e i
n B
elf
as
t a
nd
(ii)
2 m
ee
tin
gs
/ev
en
ts a
t O
NIE
B b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
.
12
R4.2
Es
tab
lish
co
-op
era
tiv
e a
rra
ng
em
en
ts w
ith
po
licy
de
ve
lop
me
nt
an
d i
mp
lem
en
tati
on
ov
ers
igh
t o
ffic
ials
in
re
lev
an
t M
em
be
r S
tate
s,
reg
ion
s a
nd
cit
ies
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Wo
rk i
s o
ng
oin
g t
hro
ug
h t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n C
en
tre
to
id
en
tify
re
lev
an
t o
ffic
ials
th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e E
U.
Th
is
wo
rk w
ill b
e f
urt
he
r s
up
ple
me
nte
d b
y t
he
So
cia
l L
iais
on
Off
ice
r (t
oo
k u
p p
os
t in
mid
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
) (O
FM
DF
M).
O
n t
rac
k -
Th
is i
s b
ein
g t
ak
en
fo
rwa
rd t
hro
ug
h t
he
E
IP-A
HA
Re
fere
nc
e S
ite
Co
llab
ora
tiv
e N
etw
ork
wh
ich
D
HS
SP
S e
sta
blis
he
d a
nd
ch
air
s.
Me
mb
ers
hip
c
on
sis
ts o
f th
e 3
2 E
IP-A
HA
Re
fere
nc
e S
ite
s
(DH
SS
PS
).
R4.3
Fa
cili
tate
a v
isit
of
the
Eu
rop
ea
n C
om
mis
sio
n’s
An
ti-
Tra
ffic
kin
g C
oo
rdin
ato
r to
No
rth
ern
Ire
lan
d i
n 2
01
4
DOJ
GREEN
Th
e A
nti
-Tra
ffic
kin
g C
oo
rdin
ato
r a
cc
ep
ted
an
in
vit
ati
on
to
vis
it t
he
Min
iste
r o
f J
us
tic
e o
n 7
th &
8th
O
cto
be
r. A
pro
gra
mm
e o
f e
ve
nts
is
cu
rre
ntl
y b
ein
g
fin
alis
ed
.
R4.4
Se
cu
re f
orm
al
co
mm
itm
en
t to
ma
inta
in t
he
NI
Ta
sk
Fo
rce
in
th
e n
ew
Co
mm
iss
ion
OFMDFM
GREEN
NI
ME
P’s
ha
ve
be
en
bri
efe
d,
an
d h
av
e r
ais
ed
th
is
qu
es
tio
n i
n P
arl
iam
en
tary
he
ari
ng
on
in
co
min
g
Co
mm
iss
ion
er
for
DG
RE
GIO
, a
nd
wit
h t
he
Dir
ec
tor
Ge
ne
ral
of
DG
RE
GIO
. M
inis
ters
ha
ve
wri
tte
n t
o t
he
Co
mm
iss
ion
Pre
sid
en
t,
an
d C
om
mis
sio
ne
rs f
or
UK
, IE
an
d R
O.
Dir
ec
tor
Ge
ne
ral
for
DG
RE
GIO
ma
de
en
co
ura
gin
g
co
mm
en
ts r
eg
ard
ing
th
e f
utu
re o
f th
e N
ITF
on
3
No
ve
mb
er
aft
er
his
fir
st
me
eti
ng
wit
h n
ew
C
om
mis
sio
ne
r.
13
Additional Priorities for the ECONOMY thematic group
R5
E
ns
ure
th
e E
xe
cu
tiv
e’s
p
os
itio
n i
s f
ed
in
to E
U
po
licie
s a
nd
fu
nd
ing
a
rra
ng
em
en
ts f
or
ag
ri-f
oo
d
an
d r
ura
l d
ev
elo
pm
en
t;
inc
lud
ing
Co
mm
on
A
gri
cu
ltu
ral
Po
licy
, R
ura
l D
ev
elo
pm
en
t P
rog
ram
me
, a
nim
al
an
d p
lan
t h
ea
lth
, fo
od
la
be
llin
g a
nd
pro
mo
tio
n a
nd
E
U d
air
y p
olic
y. (DARD)
R6
P
rov
ide
an
d o
pe
rate
a
n i
nte
gra
ted
an
d
su
sta
ina
ble
tra
ns
po
rt
ne
two
rk t
hro
ug
h t
he
u
se
of
Tra
ns
E
uro
pe
an
Ne
two
rks
-T
ran
sp
ort
(T
EN
-T)
co
ns
olid
ate
d b
y E
U
fun
ds
. (DRD)
R7
F
ulf
il d
ele
ga
ted
Co
mp
ete
nt
Au
tho
rity
ro
les
in
re
sp
ec
t o
f o
blig
ati
on
s u
nd
er
the
EU
T
ran
s E
uro
pe
an
Ne
two
rks
-
En
erg
y (
TE
N-E
) in
fra
str
uc
ture
R
eg
ula
tio
n f
or
en
erg
y
pro
jec
ts a
cc
ep
ted
as
Pro
jec
ts
of
Co
mm
on
In
tere
st
(PC
Is).
(DETI, DOE)
R8
Im
ple
me
nt
the
E
uro
pe
an
E
mp
loy
me
nt
Se
rvic
es
(E
UR
ES
) re
form
p
rog
ram
me
in
c
on
jun
cti
on
wit
h
the
Eu
rop
ea
n
Co
mm
iss
ion
an
d
the
De
pa
rtm
en
t fo
r W
ork
an
d
Pe
ns
ion
s. (DEL)
R9
E
nh
an
ce
th
e s
kill
s
pro
file
of
No
rth
ern
Ir
ela
nd
’s c
urr
en
t a
nd
fu
ture
wo
rkfo
rce
th
rou
gh
EU
p
lac
em
en
ts. (DEL/DE)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
R5.1
An
no
un
ce
NI
de
cis
ion
s o
n C
AP
re
form
by
1 A
ug
us
t 2
01
4
DARD
GREEN
Ta
rge
t a
ch
iev
ed
.
R5.2
Co
mm
iss
ion
ag
ree
me
nt
to t
he
Co
mp
eti
tiv
en
es
s s
tra
nd
of
the
N
I R
ura
l D
ev
elo
pm
en
t P
rog
ram
me
(N
IRD
P)
by
Ma
r 2
01
5
DARD
GREEN
NIR
DP
20
14
-20
20
du
e t
o b
e s
ub
mit
ted
to
th
e
Co
mm
iss
ion
fo
r a
pp
rov
al
on
14
Oc
tob
er
20
14
.
R5.3
To
ag
ree
a n
ew
Nit
rate
s A
cti
on
Pro
gra
mm
e 2
01
5-2
01
8 f
or
No
rth
ern
Ire
lan
d w
ith
DG
En
vir
on
me
nt
DOE/
DARD
GREEN
Co
mm
iss
ion
ag
ree
me
nt
of
ou
r n
ex
t A
cti
on
P
rog
ram
me
fo
r 2
01
5-2
01
8 h
as
be
en
se
cu
red
. F
ina
l p
rop
os
als
to
go
be
fore
th
e E
U N
itra
tes
Re
gu
lato
ry
Co
mm
itte
e f
or
form
al
ap
pro
va
l in
De
ce
mb
er
20
14
.
R6.1
Ra
tio
of
ap
plic
ati
on
s t
o c
alls
is
no
le
ss
th
an
1:2
DRD
GREEN
Th
e C
EF
ca
ll o
pe
ne
d i
n S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4 a
nd
fo
rma
l a
pp
lica
tio
ns
mu
st
be
lo
dg
ed
wit
h t
he
Co
mm
iss
ion
by
2
6 F
eb
rua
ry 2
01
5.
DR
D i
s e
ng
ag
ed
wit
h D
fT i
n
ag
ree
ing
wh
ich
pro
jec
ts w
ill g
o f
orw
ard
to
ap
plic
ati
on
s
tag
e.
R6.2
Ra
tio
of
su
cc
es
sfu
l d
raw
do
wn
to
ap
plic
ati
on
s n
o l
es
s t
ha
n 1
:3
DRD
GREEN
DR
D h
as
be
en
su
cc
es
sfu
l in
se
cu
rin
g T
EN
-T f
un
din
g
for
the
stu
dy
co
sts
as
so
cia
ted
wit
h d
ev
elo
pin
g a
m
ult
i-m
od
al
tra
ns
po
rt h
ub
at
Gre
at
Vic
tori
a S
tre
et.
R7.1
Co
-ord
ina
te h
an
dlin
g o
f N
I P
CI
ap
plic
ati
on
s w
ith
in r
eq
uir
ed
ti
me
sc
ale
s/m
iles
ton
es
as
se
t o
ut
in t
he
U
K M
an
ua
l o
f P
roc
ed
ure
s (
Mo
P)
DETI/DOE
GREEN
In J
un
e 2
01
4,
DE
TI,
in
co
-op
era
tio
n w
ith
DO
E,
form
ally
ac
ce
pte
d t
he
Co
mp
ete
nt
Au
tho
rity
ro
le i
n
rela
tio
n t
o t
he
PC
I p
roc
es
s f
or
en
erg
y p
roje
cts
in
NI.
14
R7.2
Pro
vid
e
an
d s
ee
k r
es
po
ns
es
fro
m d
ev
elo
pe
r a
nd
oth
er
co
ns
en
tin
g b
od
ies
wit
hin
re
qu
ire
d
tim
es
ca
les
/mile
sto
ne
s a
s
se
t o
ut
in t
he
U
K M
an
ua
l o
f P
roc
ed
ure
s (
Mo
P)
DETI/DOE
GREEN
DE
TI
ha
s w
ork
ed
wit
h D
EC
C a
nd
DO
E t
o p
rod
uc
e a
U
K M
an
ua
l o
f P
roc
ed
ure
s t
o a
ss
ist
PC
I d
ev
elo
pe
rs
an
d t
his
wa
s p
ub
lish
ed
on
th
e D
ep
art
me
nt’
s w
eb
-sit
e
in J
un
e 2
01
4.
DE
TI
ha
s l
iais
ed
wit
h D
EC
C a
nd
PC
I d
ev
elo
pe
rs o
ve
r s
um
me
r 2
01
4 t
o a
ss
ist
the
m w
ith
m
ee
tin
g t
he
18
Au
gu
st
20
14
ta
rge
t d
ate
fo
r E
U
Co
nn
ec
tin
g E
uro
pe
fu
nd
ing
su
bm
iss
ion
s.
R8.1
To
ag
ree
an
d i
mp
lem
en
t fu
nd
ing
mo
de
l fo
r re
form
ed
EU
RE
S
by
1s
t J
an
ua
ry 2
01
5
DEL
GREEN
Th
e i
nit
ial
EU
RE
S R
efo
rm D
ec
isio
n w
hic
h h
ad
be
en
p
rop
os
ed
by
th
e E
uro
pe
an
Co
mm
iss
ion
ha
d b
ee
n
ch
alle
ng
ed
su
cc
es
sfu
lly b
y t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n P
arl
iam
en
t.
A n
ew
‘R
eg
ula
tio
n’
ha
s s
inc
e b
ee
n p
rop
os
ed
an
d t
his
is
cu
rre
ntl
y b
ein
g d
eb
ate
d b
y t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n
Co
mm
iss
ion
an
d E
uro
pe
an
Pa
rlia
me
nt
as
we
ll a
s
as
sis
tan
t H
ea
ds
of
Pu
blic
Em
plo
ym
en
t S
erv
ice
s.
It
is
ho
pe
d a
gre
em
en
t w
ill b
e r
ea
ch
ed
pre
se
ntl
y.
If
no
thin
g i
s a
gre
ed
be
fore
1 J
an
ua
ry 2
01
5 t
he
n
EU
RE
S C
o-o
rdin
ati
on
(E
UR
ES
Co
) w
ill i
mp
lem
en
t c
on
tin
ge
nc
y m
ea
su
res
fo
r th
e i
nte
rim
pe
rio
d.
R8.2
To
ag
ree
wit
h E
UR
ES
UK
, th
e m
od
el
for
the
Na
tio
na
l c
o-
ord
ina
tio
n o
ffic
e f
or
rep
ort
ing
on
th
e r
efo
rme
d E
UR
ES
S
erv
ice
s b
y 1
Ja
nu
ary
20
15
DEL
GREEN
Wo
rk i
s p
rog
res
sin
g a
lon
g t
he
lin
es
th
at
the
EU
RE
S
Re
gu
lati
on
will
be
in
pla
ce
by
Ja
nu
ary
20
15
alt
ho
ug
h
the
in
itia
l R
eg
ula
tio
n w
as
su
cc
es
sfu
lly c
ha
llen
ge
d a
nd
th
e n
ew
Re
gu
lati
on
wh
ich
ha
s b
ee
n p
rop
os
ed
is
sti
ll c
urr
en
tly
be
ing
de
ba
ted
by
th
e E
uro
pe
an
Co
mm
iss
ion
a
nd
Eu
rop
ea
n P
arl
iam
en
t a
s w
ell
as
as
sis
tan
t H
ea
ds
o
f P
ub
lic E
mp
loy
me
nt
Se
rvic
es
. I
f n
oth
ing
is
ag
ree
d
by
th
is d
ate
th
en
EU
RE
S C
o-o
rdin
ati
on
(E
UR
ES
Co
) w
ill i
mp
lem
en
t c
on
tin
ge
nc
y m
ea
su
res
fo
r th
e i
nte
rim
p
eri
od
. W
e a
re l
iais
ing
wit
h D
WP
in
th
is r
eg
ard
.
R9.1
Ou
tlin
e a
pro
gra
mm
e f
or
ap
pre
nti
ce
s b
y M
arc
h 2
01
5
DEL
GREEN
Th
e n
ew
ap
pre
nti
ce
sh
ip s
tra
teg
y,
Se
cu
rin
g o
ur
Su
cc
es
s,
wa
s l
au
nc
he
d i
n J
un
e 2
01
4 a
nd
ha
s
co
mm
itte
d t
o p
rov
idin
g o
pp
ort
un
itie
s f
or
pla
ce
me
nts
a
nd
ex
ch
an
ge
s b
y e
ns
uri
ng
th
at
inte
rna
tio
na
l e
xc
ha
ng
es
are
in
teg
rate
d i
nto
th
e n
ew
mo
de
l a
s a
w
ay
to
en
ha
nc
e t
he
sk
ills
pro
file
of
the
No
rth
ern
Ir
ela
nd
Wo
rkfo
rce
. A
pro
jec
t h
as
be
en
es
tab
lish
ed
to
d
riv
e t
his
fo
rwa
rd w
ith
th
e p
ote
nti
al
for
a j
oin
t in
itia
tiv
e
wit
h t
he
Re
pu
blic
of
Ire
lan
d t
o e
xc
ha
ng
e a
pp
ren
tic
es
.
R9.2
Inc
rea
se
stu
de
nt
inw
ard
mo
bili
ty s
tud
y p
lac
em
en
ts b
y 7
%
DEL
GREEN
We
do
no
t h
av
e i
nw
ard
mo
bili
ty f
igu
res
fo
r 2
01
3/1
4 o
r 2
01
4-1
5 s
o d
o n
ot
kn
ow
th
e %
ch
an
ge
. T
he
Bri
tis
h
15
wit
hin
Hig
he
r E
du
ca
tio
n
Co
un
cil
will
no
t h
av
e t
he
in
co
min
g f
igu
res
un
til
a f
ew
m
on
ths
aft
er
the
Era
sm
us
Fin
al
Re
po
rt i
s c
om
ple
ted
. A
s t
he
re
po
rt i
s c
urr
en
tly
be
ing
va
lida
ted
an
d i
s n
ot
us
ua
lly s
ub
mit
ted
to
th
e c
om
mis
sio
n u
nti
l J
an
ua
ry,
the
13
-14
in
co
min
g n
um
be
rs (
tak
en
as
a r
es
ult
of
the
o
utg
oin
g F
ina
l R
ep
ort
s o
f o
the
r N
ati
on
al
Ag
en
cie
s)
will
no
t b
e k
no
wn
to
us
un
til
ne
xt
ye
ar.
R9.3
Inc
rea
se
sta
ff i
nw
ard
mo
bili
ty b
y 7
% w
ith
in H
igh
er
Ed
uc
ati
on
DEL
GREEN
We
do
no
t h
av
e i
nw
ard
mo
bili
ty f
igu
res
fo
r 2
01
3-1
4 o
r 2
01
4-1
5 s
o d
o n
ot
kn
ow
th
e %
ch
an
ge
. T
he
Bri
tis
h
Co
un
cil
will
no
t h
av
e t
he
in
co
min
g f
igu
res
un
til
a f
ew
m
on
ths
aft
er
the
Era
sm
us
Fin
al
Re
po
rt i
s c
om
ple
ted
. A
s t
he
re
po
rt i
s c
urr
en
tly
be
ing
va
lida
ted
an
d i
s n
ot
us
ua
lly s
ub
mit
ted
to
th
e c
om
mis
sio
n u
nti
l J
an
ua
ry,
the
20
13
/14
in
co
min
g n
um
be
rs (
tak
en
as
a r
es
ult
of
the
ou
tgo
ing
Fin
al
Re
po
rts
of
oth
er
Na
tio
na
l A
ge
nc
ies
) w
ill n
ot
be
kn
ow
n t
o u
s u
nti
l n
ex
t y
ea
r.
R9.4
Inc
rea
se
stu
de
nt
ou
twa
rd m
ob
ility
by
5%
wit
hin
Hig
he
r
Ed
uc
ati
on
DEL
GREEN
Th
ere
we
re 4
95
stu
de
nt
ou
twa
rd m
ob
ility
pla
ce
me
nts
in
20
13
-14
. W
e d
o n
ot
ye
t h
av
e a
ctu
al
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n
fig
ure
s f
or
20
14
-15
. H
ow
ev
er,
th
ere
ha
ve
be
en
72
9
ap
plic
ati
on
s.
Th
is i
s u
p o
ve
r 1
3%
fro
m l
as
t y
ea
r’s
a
pp
lica
tio
n f
igu
re o
f 6
42
. W
hile
it
is u
nlik
ely
th
at
the
fi
na
l p
art
icip
ati
on
fig
ure
will
be
th
is h
igh
at
pre
se
nt
it
loo
ks
ve
ry l
ike
ly t
ha
t th
ere
will
be
at
lea
st
a 5
%
inc
rea
se
in
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n.
R9.5
Inc
rea
se
sta
ff o
utw
ard
mo
bili
ty b
y 5
% w
ith
in H
igh
er
Ed
uc
ati
on
DEL
GREEN
Th
ere
we
re 4
0 s
taff
ou
twa
rd m
ob
ility
pla
ce
me
nts
in
2
01
3-1
4.
We
do
no
t y
et
ha
ve
ac
tua
l p
art
icip
ati
on
fi
gu
res
fo
r 2
01
4-1
5.
Ho
we
ve
r, t
he
re h
av
e b
ee
n 2
04
a
pp
lica
tio
ns
. T
his
is
up
ov
er
88
% f
rom
la
st
ye
ar’
s
ap
plic
ati
on
fig
ure
of
10
8.
Wh
ile i
t is
un
like
ly t
ha
t th
e
fin
al
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n f
igu
re w
ill b
e t
his
hig
h a
t p
res
en
t it
lo
ok
s v
ery
lik
ely
th
at
the
re w
ill b
e a
t le
as
t a
5%
in
cre
as
e i
n p
art
icip
ati
on
.
R9.6
Inc
rea
se
d l
ev
els
of
sc
ho
ol
tak
e u
p o
f E
ras
mu
s+
fu
nd
ing
DE
GREEN
Wo
rk b
y t
he
Bri
tis
h C
ou
nc
il to
pro
mo
te t
he
Era
sm
us
+
pro
gra
mm
e i
s i
n i
ts e
arl
y s
tag
es
. E
ng
ag
em
en
ts b
y
sc
ho
ols
ca
n o
nly
be
se
ns
ibly
me
as
ure
d a
t th
e e
nd
of
the
ca
len
da
r y
ea
r, s
inc
e a
pp
lica
tio
ns
are
no
t e
ve
nly
p
rofi
led
. A
ll s
ch
oo
l p
rin
cip
als
we
re i
nfo
rme
d i
n
Ja
nu
ary
20
14
ab
ou
t th
e n
ew
Era
sm
us
+ p
rog
ram
me
.
16
R9.7
Co
ntr
ibu
te,
thro
ug
h t
he
Co
un
cil
for
the
Cu
rric
ulu
m a
nd
A
ss
es
sm
en
t (C
CE
A)
to E
uro
pe
an
Qu
alif
ica
tio
ns
Fra
me
wo
rk
(EQ
F)
imp
lem
en
tati
on
ac
tiv
itie
s
DEL
GREEN
CC
EA
att
en
de
d t
he
EQ
F A
dv
iso
ry G
rou
p m
ee
tin
g i
n
Bru
ss
els
on
4-6
Ju
ne
.
R9.8
Pro
vid
e i
nfo
rma
tio
n a
nd
su
pp
ort
th
rou
gh
CC
EA
to
us
ers
an
d
po
ten
tia
l u
se
rs o
f th
e E
uro
pe
an
Cre
dit
Sy
ste
m f
or
Vo
ca
tio
na
l
Ed
uc
ati
on
an
d T
rain
ing
(E
CV
ET
)
DEL
GREEN
CC
EA
co
nti
nu
es
to
me
et
wit
h m
ob
ility
pra
cti
tio
ne
rs
ac
ros
s N
I to
pro
vid
e a
dv
ice
an
d g
uid
an
ce
on
in
co
rpo
rati
ng
EC
VE
T p
rin
cip
les
an
d t
oo
ls i
nto
th
eir
m
ob
ility
pro
jec
ts.
R9.9
Co
ntr
ibu
te,
thro
ug
h C
CE
A,
to t
he
on
go
ing
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
the
Eu
rop
ea
n t
ax
on
om
y o
f s
kill
s/c
om
pe
ten
ce
s,
qu
alif
ica
tio
ns
an
d o
cc
up
ati
on
s (
ES
CO
)
DEL
GREEN
CC
EA
ha
s a
nd
co
nti
nu
es
to
co
ntr
ibu
te t
o t
he
d
ev
elo
pm
en
t o
f E
SC
O t
hro
ug
h i
ts a
tte
nd
an
ce
an
d
ac
tiv
e p
art
icip
ati
on
at
the
UK
ES
CO
Ma
inte
na
nc
e
Co
mm
itte
e m
ee
tin
gs
.
17
Additional Priorities for the ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE thematic group
R1
0
Su
pp
ort
fo
r T
hir
d
Pa
rty
o
rga
nis
ati
on
s
pa
rtic
ipa
tin
g i
n
co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U
pro
jec
ts r
ela
tin
g t
o
En
vir
on
me
nt
an
d
Clim
ate
Ch
an
ge
. (DOE)
R1
1 I
np
ut
to t
he
UK
’s
co
ntr
ibu
tio
n t
o t
he
2
03
0 P
olic
y
Fra
me
wo
rk f
or
Clim
ate
an
d
En
erg
y (
eff
ec
tiv
ely
th
e N
I 4
0%
re
ne
wa
ble
s
targ
et)
. (DETI)
R1
2 E
ns
ure
NI
po
sit
ion
w
ith
in a
n a
ll-is
lan
d
en
erg
y m
ark
et
is
fed
in
to a
ny
UK
p
os
itio
n o
n
rele
va
nt
EU
c
lima
te c
ha
ng
e
an
d e
ne
rgy
po
licy
. (DETI)
R1
3 C
on
trib
ute
to
UK
tr
an
sp
os
itio
n a
nd
im
ple
me
nta
tio
n o
f th
e E
ne
rgy
E
ffic
ien
cy
D
ire
cti
ve
. (DETI)
R1
4
Es
tab
lish
an
a
pp
rop
ria
te
res
ou
rce
to
s
pe
cif
ica
lly t
arg
et
dra
wd
ow
n f
rom
H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0
So
cie
tal
Ch
alle
ng
e 5
fu
nd
ing
str
ea
m.
(DOE)
R1
5
E
ns
ure
th
e
No
rth
ern
Ire
lan
d
Ru
ral
De
ve
lop
me
nt
Pro
gra
mm
e
20
14
-20
20
p
rop
os
als
a
dd
res
s t
he
ke
y
EU
pri
ori
tie
s
inc
lud
ing
: (i
) E
co
sy
ste
ms
an
d
(ii)
Re
so
urc
e
Eff
icie
nc
y.
(DARD)
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
R10.1
Dis
se
min
ati
on
of
info
rma
tio
n o
n c
urr
en
t fu
nd
ing
ca
lls a
nd
p
art
ne
rs s
ea
rch
es
to
sta
ke
ho
lde
rs w
ith
in 5
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s f
rom
d
ate
of
rec
eip
t
DOE
GREEN
DO
E h
as
ac
hie
ve
d 1
00
% s
uc
ce
ss
ra
te i
n t
erm
s o
f d
iss
em
ina
tio
n o
f in
form
ati
on
on
cu
rre
nt
fun
din
g c
alls
a
nd
pa
rtn
er
se
arc
he
s w
ith
in 5
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s o
f re
ce
ipt.
R10.2
By
31
Ma
rch
20
15
pro
vid
e a
dv
ice
an
d s
up
po
rt a
t le
as
t 4
th
ird
p
art
y o
rga
nis
ati
on
s o
n E
U f
un
din
g c
alls
DOE
GREEN
On
tra
ck
to
me
et
targ
et.
R11.1
20
% o
f e
lec
tric
ity
co
ns
um
pti
on
fro
m r
en
ew
ab
le s
ou
rce
s b
y
20
15
DETI
GREEN
On
tra
ck
to
me
et
targ
et
- s
ea
so
na
lly a
dju
ste
d a
ve
rag
e
fig
ure
to
en
d S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4 i
s 1
9%
.
R12.1
Co
mm
en
ce
co
ns
ult
ati
on
on
dra
ft C
fD c
on
tra
cts
an
d
Re
ne
wa
ble
Ob
liga
tio
n C
los
ure
Ord
er
by
Ma
rch
20
15
DETI
GREEN
On
tra
ck
to
me
et
targ
et.
R13.1
Co
mp
lete
tra
ns
po
sit
ion
of
Art
icle
14
(1
0)
by
en
d o
f 2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
On
tra
ck
to
me
et
targ
et.
R14.1
Es
tab
lish
a r
es
ou
rce
to
sp
ec
ific
ally
ta
rge
t d
raw
do
wn
fro
m
Ho
riz
on
20
20
So
cie
tal
Ch
alle
ng
e 5
fu
nd
ing
str
ea
m b
y
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
DOE
GREEN
On
tra
ck
to
me
et
targ
et.
R15.1
Ac
hie
ve
ap
pro
va
l o
f th
e N
IRD
P b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DARD
GREEN
NIR
DP
20
14
-20
20
du
e t
o b
e s
ub
mit
ted
to
th
e
Co
mm
iss
ion
fo
r a
pp
rov
al
on
14
Oc
tob
er
20
14
.
18
Additional Priorities for the SOCIAL thematic group
R1
6
Pro
vid
e s
up
po
rt w
ith
in H
ea
lth
a
nd
So
cia
l C
are
(H
SC
) R
es
ea
rch
an
d D
ev
elo
pm
en
t E
U s
up
po
rt f
un
d t
o e
nc
ou
rag
e
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n o
f H
SC
re
se
arc
he
rs i
n f
un
din
g
ap
plic
ati
on
s. (DHSSPS)
R1
7
Pro
mo
te s
uit
ab
le f
un
din
g
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
th
rou
gh
E
RA
SM
US
+ f
un
ds
, p
art
icu
larl
y
un
de
r th
e Y
ou
th C
ha
pte
r.
(DEL/DE)
R1
8
Se
ek
su
ita
ble
fu
nd
ing
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s t
hro
ug
h
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e f
un
ds
. (DCAL)
R1
9
Se
ek
su
ita
ble
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
th
rou
gh
Em
plo
ym
en
t a
nd
So
cia
l In
no
va
tio
n (
Ea
SI)
fu
nd
s.
(DEL/OFMDFM)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
R16.1
Ma
ke
av
aila
ble
up
to
10
EU
su
pp
ort
fu
nd
aw
ard
s t
o H
SC
re
se
arc
he
rs f
or
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n i
n H
20
20
pro
po
sa
ls b
y e
nd
M
arc
h 2
01
5
DHSSPS
GREEN
EU
su
pp
ort
fu
nd
aw
ard
ed
to
4 r
es
ea
rch
ers
.
R17.1
Inc
rea
se
d l
ev
els
of
sc
ho
ol
tak
e u
p o
f E
RA
SM
US
+ f
un
din
g
DE
GREEN
Wo
rk b
y t
he
Bri
tis
h C
ou
nc
il to
pro
mo
te t
he
Era
sm
us
+
pro
gra
mm
e i
s i
n i
ts e
arl
y s
tag
es
. E
ng
ag
em
en
ts b
y
sc
ho
ols
ca
n o
nly
be
se
ns
ibly
me
as
ure
d a
t th
e e
nd
of
the
ca
len
da
r y
ea
r, s
inc
e a
pp
lica
tio
ns
are
no
t e
ve
nly
p
rofi
led
. A
ll s
ch
oo
l p
rin
cip
als
we
re i
nfo
rme
d i
n
Ja
nu
ary
20
14
ab
ou
t th
e n
ew
Era
sm
us
+ p
rog
ram
me
.
R17.2
Su
sta
in l
ev
els
of
yo
uth
ap
plic
ati
on
s f
or
Era
sm
us
+ f
un
din
g
thro
ug
ho
ut
the
ye
ar
DE
GREEN
Wo
rk b
y t
he
Bri
tis
h C
ou
nc
il to
pro
mo
te t
he
Era
sm
us
+
pro
gra
mm
e i
s i
n i
ts e
arl
y s
tag
es
. E
ng
ag
em
en
ts b
y
yo
uth
org
an
isa
tio
ns
ca
n o
nly
be
se
ns
ibly
me
as
ure
d
at
the
en
d o
f th
e c
ale
nd
ar
ye
ar,
sin
ce
ap
plic
ati
on
s a
re
no
t e
ve
nly
pro
file
d.
R18.1
Ta
rge
t v
olu
nta
ry g
rou
ps
wh
o a
re i
n r
ec
eip
t o
f D
EL
or
ES
F
su
pp
ort
ed
fu
nd
ing
se
nd
ing
in
form
ati
on
to
th
em
on
a
pp
rop
ria
te c
alls
wit
hin
3 w
ork
ing
da
ys
of
rec
eip
t a
nd
u
pd
ati
ng
th
em
at
lea
st
3 t
ime
s a
ye
ar
on
de
ve
lop
me
nts
wit
hin
th
e E
ras
mu
s+
pro
gra
mm
e
DEL
GREEN
Info
rma
tio
n o
n r
ele
va
nt
fun
din
g c
alls
ha
s b
ee
n
dis
se
min
ate
d t
o v
olu
nta
ry g
rou
ps
. A
n i
nfo
rma
tio
n
pa
mp
hle
t o
n t
he
ne
w E
ras
mu
s+
pro
gra
mm
e h
as
b
ee
n i
ss
ue
d a
lon
g w
ith
de
tails
on
bri
efi
ng
ev
en
ts a
nd
in
str
uc
tio
ns
on
ho
w t
o s
ign
up
to
Era
sm
us
+ U
K
ne
ws
lett
er.
R19.1
Es
tab
lish
a d
ed
ica
ted
re
so
urc
e t
o h
elp
de
ve
lop
th
e c
ap
ac
ity
o
f o
rga
nis
ati
on
s i
n t
he
art
s a
nd
cu
ltu
re s
ec
tors
to
en
ga
ge
w
ith
co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U f
un
din
g s
tre
am
s,
inc
lud
ing
ma
kin
g
DCAL
GREEN
On
go
ing
, re
cru
itm
en
t p
roc
es
s f
or
a s
ub
sta
nti
ve
EU
o
ffic
er
wit
h r
es
po
ns
ibili
ty f
or
the
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e
De
sk
is
un
de
rwa
y.
An
in
teri
m o
ffic
er
is c
arr
yin
g o
ut
19
ap
plic
ati
on
s f
or
fun
din
g b
y D
ec
em
be
r 2
01
4
the
du
tie
s u
nti
l th
e s
ub
sta
nti
ve
re
so
urc
e i
s i
n p
lac
e.
In
te
rms
of
en
co
ura
gin
g e
ng
ag
em
en
t w
ith
th
e E
U
am
on
gs
t th
e a
rts
an
d c
ult
ure
se
cto
r, t
he
re w
as
a
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e D
es
k p
res
en
ce
at
the
All
Ire
lan
d
Cre
ati
ve
In
du
str
ies
co
nfe
ren
ce
on
14
Ma
y 2
01
4
wh
ich
sti
mu
late
d i
nte
res
t in
th
e f
un
din
g s
tre
am
a
mo
ng
st
the
se
cto
r a
nd
Art
s C
ou
nc
il h
as
ha
d a
n
um
be
r o
f fo
llow
up
qu
eri
es
. O
n 9
Ju
ne
20
14
Art
s
Co
un
cil
att
en
de
d t
he
la
un
ch
of
the
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e
De
sk
in
Ire
lan
d i
n D
ub
lin.
Th
is h
as
le
d t
o t
he
d
ev
elo
pm
en
t o
f re
lati
on
sh
ips
wit
h t
he
Ro
I a
nd
Art
s
Co
un
cil
ha
s s
inc
e b
ee
n w
ork
ing
on
a p
ote
nti
al
co
llab
ora
tiv
e p
roje
ct
un
de
r th
e f
un
din
g s
tre
am
.
Th
e N
IER
F i
nv
ite
d t
he
Art
s C
ou
nc
il to
giv
e a
p
res
en
tati
on
on
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e o
n 2
6 J
un
e 2
01
4.
T
his
wa
s a
us
efu
l p
rom
oti
on
al
op
po
rtu
nit
y a
nd
fa
cili
tate
d n
ew
co
nta
cts
fo
r th
e A
rts
Co
un
cil
pa
rtic
ula
rly
wit
h t
he
au
dio
-vis
ua
l s
ec
tor.
O
n 2
7 A
ug
us
t 2
01
4,
the
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e D
es
k N
I a
nd
th
e C
rea
tiv
e E
uro
pe
De
sk
Ire
lan
d i
n c
o-o
pe
rati
on
w
ith
th
e N
IER
F h
os
ted
a f
ree
in
form
ati
on
se
min
ar
an
d a
pp
lica
tio
n w
ork
sh
op
in
Be
lfa
st
Cit
y H
all.
T
he
e
ve
nt
pro
vid
ed
te
ch
nic
al
as
sis
tan
ce
, p
rac
tic
al
ad
vic
e
an
d n
etw
ork
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
fo
r a
rts
an
d c
ult
ura
l o
rga
nis
ati
on
s t
ha
t a
re d
ev
elo
pin
g a
nd
pla
nn
ing
a
pp
lica
tio
ns
fo
r th
e C
o-o
pe
rati
on
pro
jec
ts s
tra
nd
of
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e.
Ov
er
90
de
leg
ate
s a
tte
nd
ed
an
d
two
org
an
isa
tio
ns
re
gis
tere
d f
or
a o
ne
to
on
e m
ee
tin
g
wh
ich
is
in
ten
de
d f
or
org
an
isa
tio
ns
at
a r
ela
tiv
ely
a
dv
an
ce
d s
tag
e i
n t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
a f
un
din
g
ap
plic
ati
on
.
R19.2
En
su
re r
eg
ula
r m
on
ito
rin
g o
f d
ev
elo
pm
en
ts
un
de
r th
e
PR
OG
RE
SS
ax
is o
f E
aS
I a
nd
re
po
rt o
n p
ote
nti
al
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s a
va
ilab
le,
as
re
lev
an
t to
th
e s
oc
ial
gro
up
, w
ith
in
3 w
ork
ing
da
ys
(S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er)
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
is w
ill b
e c
om
me
nc
ed
by
th
e S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
(to
ok
up
po
st
in m
id S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
R19.3
Ma
ke
pe
op
le a
wa
re o
f fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
un
de
r E
aS
I p
rog
ram
me
wit
hin
3 w
ork
ing
da
ys
of
rec
eip
t
DEL
GREEN
No
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
ha
ve
be
en
id
en
tifi
ed
to
c
irc
ula
te.
Wo
rk o
ng
oin
g.
20
CUSTOMERS
EUROPEAN PRIORITIES WITHIN THE CUSTOMERS QUADRANT
OVERARCHING Priorities which apply to ALL thematic groups
C1 Provide timely and accurate
advice to Ministers and the
Assembly on European
policy and funding
programmes.
C2 Maximise the good
relationships that already exist
with the other Devolved
Administrations and Ireland, to
further our European policy
objectives, funding
opportunities and influence.
C3 Engage purposefully with the
region’s European
Representatives in the European
Parliament, Committee of the
Regions and European Economic
and Social Committee.
C4 Promote increased
participation of civil
society in competitive EU
funding opportunities.
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
C1.1
To
pro
vid
e u
pd
ate
s t
o t
he
Min
iste
r a
nd
re
lev
an
t C
om
mit
tee
s
fro
m E
&C
C L
iais
on
Off
ice
r o
n a
qu
art
erl
y b
as
is
DOE
AMBER
Qu
art
er
1 u
pd
ate
re
ce
ive
d f
rom
ou
tgo
ing
E&
CC
LO
. ‘N
ew
’ E
&C
C L
O i
n p
os
t fr
om
Au
gu
st
20
14
. U
pd
ate
s
ex
pe
cte
d t
o b
e o
n t
rac
k f
or
Q3
& Q
4.
C1.2
Pro
vid
e D
ep
art
me
nta
l C
om
mit
tee
wit
h a
su
mm
ary
of
all
EU
p
rop
os
als
im
pa
cti
ng
th
e D
ep
art
me
nt
twic
e y
ea
rly
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Inp
ut
ha
s b
ee
n c
om
mis
sio
ne
d f
or
the
se
co
nd
bi-
an
nu
al
jus
tic
e a
nd
ho
me
aff
air
s r
ep
ort
fo
r th
e J
us
tic
e
Co
mm
itte
e (
DO
J).
C1.3
Re
lev
an
t o
ffic
ials
to
att
en
d B
TW
G m
ee
tin
gs
as
ap
pro
pri
ate
, a
nd
ac
tio
ns
ta
ke
n p
rom
ptl
y a
s r
eq
uir
ed
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
On
go
ing
.
C2.1
Du
rin
g 2
01
4-1
5,
ex
plo
re o
pti
on
s f
or
inc
rea
se
d e
ng
ag
em
en
t w
ith
th
e U
K S
ME
en
vo
y,
inc
lud
ing
sc
op
e f
or
a N
I s
tak
eh
old
er
en
ga
ge
me
nt
ev
en
t
DETI
GREEN
On
tra
ck
: O
ng
oin
g d
isc
us
sio
ns
be
ing
he
ld w
ith
UK
S
ME
en
vo
y t
o e
xp
lore
ho
w N
I m
igh
t m
ak
e b
es
t u
se
of
the
SM
E n
etw
ork
. R
ou
nd
tab
le e
ve
nt
be
twe
en
UK
e
nv
oy
an
d N
I p
olic
y m
ak
ers
an
d S
ME
re
pre
se
nta
tiv
e
bo
die
s s
ch
ed
ule
d f
or
10
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
.
C2.2
Lia
ise
wit
h t
he
na
tio
na
l a
ge
nc
ies
fo
r th
e E
ras
mu
s+
p
rog
ram
me
in
th
e R
ep
ub
lic o
f Ir
ela
nd
to
sh
are
be
st
pra
cti
ce
a
nd
ga
in a
n i
ns
igh
t in
to d
iffe
rin
g m
eth
od
s o
f p
rom
oti
on
DEL
GREEN
To
da
te m
ee
tin
gs
ha
ve
ta
ke
n p
lac
e w
ith
HE
A a
nd
L
ea
rga
s.
Wo
rk i
s o
ng
oin
g.
C2.3
DO
E t
o a
tte
nd
re
lev
an
t N
ort
h S
ou
th M
inis
teri
al
an
d B
riti
sh
Ir
ish
Co
un
cil
me
eti
ng
s b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DOE
GREEN
On
ta
rge
t to
be
ac
hie
ve
d.
21
C2.4
Me
et
on
a q
ua
rte
rly
ba
sis
wit
h r
ep
res
en
tati
ve
s f
rom
ea
ch
of
the
De
vo
lve
d A
dm
inis
tra
tio
ns
an
d I
ris
h R
eg
ion
al
Off
ice
to
d
isc
us
s p
olic
y d
ev
elo
pm
en
t u
nd
er
the
so
cia
l th
em
e (
So
cia
l L
iais
on
Off
ice
r)
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
is w
ill b
e c
om
me
nc
ed
by
th
e S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
(to
ok
up
po
st
in m
id S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
C3.1
Init
iate
at
lea
st
1 m
ee
tin
g w
ith
re
lev
an
t T
as
k F
orc
e m
em
be
rs
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
DE
TI
& I
nv
es
t N
I m
et
wit
h M
iek
Va
n D
er
We
e (
DG
C
om
pe
titi
on
Ta
sk
Fo
rce
me
mb
er)
on
17
Se
pte
mb
er
to d
isc
us
s t
he
ch
an
ge
s i
n t
he
Re
gio
na
l A
id G
uid
elin
es
fr
om
20
14
-20
pe
rio
d.
D
ET
I h
as
als
o m
et
wit
h A
gn
es
Lin
de
ma
nn
s a
nd
S
tep
he
n L
an
gle
y (
DG
Re
gio
Ta
sk
Fo
rce
me
mb
ers
).
Ta
sk
Fo
rce
me
mb
ers
we
re a
lso
he
lpfu
l to
DE
TI
(an
d
ON
IEB
) in
org
an
isin
g a
wo
rk p
rog
ram
me
of
me
eti
ng
s
(22
-24
Se
pte
mb
er)
fo
r th
e P
erm
an
en
t S
ec
reta
ry w
ith
s
en
ior
rep
res
en
tati
ve
s o
f D
G C
OM
P,
DG
En
terp
ris
e,
DG
Co
nn
ec
t, D
G R
eg
io,
DG
Re
se
arc
h,
inn
ov
ati
on
&
Sc
ien
ce
.
C3.2
En
su
re a
ll E
xp
lan
ato
ry M
em
ora
nd
um
s a
re i
ss
ue
d t
o l
ea
ds
w
ith
in 2
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s
DEL
GREEN
D
EL
co
nti
nu
es
to
en
su
re t
ha
t a
ll E
xp
lan
ato
ry
Me
mo
ran
du
ms
, w
he
re a
pp
rop
ria
te,
are
is
su
ed
to
le
ad
s w
ith
in 2
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s.
C3.3
Att
en
da
nc
e a
t 2
or
mo
re m
ee
tin
gs
wit
h M
EP
S,
DG
s,
AG
RIF
ISH
Co
un
cil,
Ex
pe
rt G
rou
p e
tc
DARD
GREEN
Fir
st
Da
y B
rie
f p
rov
ide
d t
o N
I M
EP
s i
n J
uly
20
14
. D
AR
D M
inis
ter
in B
rus
se
ls f
or
AG
RIF
ISH
Co
un
cil
an
d
att
en
de
d m
ee
tin
gs
wit
h C
om
mis
sio
ne
r C
iolo
s a
nd
D
efr
a S
OS
on
Ru
ss
ian
Tra
de
Ba
n.
C3.4
Re
gu
lar
en
ga
ge
me
nt
wit
h D
efr
a,
FS
A a
nd
DA
FM
on
e
me
rgin
g E
U p
olic
y a
nd
le
gis
lati
on
is
su
es
DARD
GREEN
En
ga
ge
me
nt
wit
h D
efr
a,
FS
A a
nd
DA
FM
on
be
ef
se
cto
ral
iss
ue
s,
an
d C
ou
ntr
y o
f O
rig
in L
ab
elli
ng
, a
nd
w
ith
De
fra
on
EU
re
sp
on
se
to
Ru
ss
ian
Tra
de
Ba
n.
C3.5
Re
tain
fu
ll-ti
me
Ag
ric
ult
ure
Po
licy
Off
ice
r p
os
t in
Bru
ss
els
O
ffic
e
DARD
GREEN
Pro
ce
ss
ha
s b
ee
n i
nit
iate
d t
o f
ill t
he
po
st
wh
ich
b
ec
am
e v
ac
an
t d
ue
to
sta
ff m
ov
em
en
ts.
C3.6
Su
pp
ort
UK
de
leg
ati
on
at
EU
Th
ird
Co
un
try
Tra
de
N
eg
oti
ati
on
s G
rou
ps
DARD
GREEN
DA
RD
te
ch
nic
al
ve
teri
na
ry s
up
po
rt p
rov
ide
d t
o t
he
U
K E
xp
ort
Ce
rtif
ica
tio
n P
art
ne
rsh
ip d
uri
ng
EU
Tra
de
N
eg
oti
ati
on
s.
22
C3.7
Info
rm a
nd
pro
vid
e g
uid
an
ce
to
tra
de
bo
die
s a
nd
s
tak
eh
old
ers
in
IC
T,
He
alt
h a
nd
Se
cu
rity
se
cto
rs i
n N
I a
bo
ut
the
Pre
-co
mm
erc
ial
pro
cu
rem
en
t o
pp
ort
un
itie
s i
n t
he
Ho
riz
on
2
02
0 c
urr
en
t tw
o-y
ea
r W
ork
Pro
gra
mm
e
DETI
GREEN
Q1
- I
nv
es
t N
I a
tte
nd
ed
2 i
nte
rna
tio
na
l e
ve
nts
wit
h a
n
EU
in
no
va
tiv
e p
roc
ure
me
nt
the
me
: 1
. i
He
alt
h C
on
fere
nc
e –
Sa
nti
ag
o d
e
Co
mp
os
tela
,
2.
Bri
dg
ing
th
e I
nn
ov
ati
on
Ga
p b
y
Inn
ov
ati
on
Pro
cu
rem
en
t,
Bru
ss
els
,
•
Bo
th e
ve
nts
we
re u
se
ful
in c
rea
tin
g l
ink
ag
es
to
oth
er
EU
re
gio
ns
co
ns
ide
rin
g a
pp
lica
tio
ns
to
H2
02
0 P
CP
/PP
I c
alls
pa
rtic
ula
rly
in
th
e
fie
ld o
f C
on
ne
cte
d H
ea
lth
.
•
Th
es
e l
ink
s h
av
e b
ee
n d
iss
em
ina
ted
to
c
olle
ag
ue
s i
n t
he
HS
C B
oa
rd (
NI)
, D
HS
SP
S
NI
an
d t
hro
ug
h t
he
H2
02
0 N
I C
on
tac
t P
oin
t fo
r C
on
ne
cte
d H
ea
lth
.
Inv
es
t N
I c
on
tin
ue
s t
o w
ork
, a
lon
g w
ith
DH
SS
PS
c
olle
ag
ue
s t
o p
rom
ote
ap
plic
ati
on
s f
or
the
re
lev
an
t c
alls
un
de
r th
e H
20
20
“H
ea
lth
De
mo
gra
ph
ics
, C
ha
ng
e &
We
ll-B
ein
g”
pill
ar.
C3.8
To
co
mp
lete
a s
co
pin
g s
tud
y o
f D
EL
in
tern
ati
on
al
ac
tiv
itie
s b
y
Ma
rch
20
15
DEL
GREEN
Th
e s
co
pin
g s
tud
y h
as
be
en
co
mp
lete
d a
nd
th
e n
ex
t s
tag
e i
s t
o b
e a
gre
ed
.
C3.9
Fo
rma
lly e
ng
ag
e a
t le
as
t 6
tim
es
wit
h M
em
be
r S
tate
re
pre
se
nta
tiv
es
/org
an
isa
tio
ns
an
nu
all
y
DRD
GREEN
On
tra
ck
, 4
fo
rma
l e
ng
ag
em
en
ts h
av
e t
ak
en
pla
ce
to
e
nd
of
Q2
wit
h D
fT a
nd
DT
Ta
S.
C3.10
Pro
du
cti
on
of
Str
ate
gic
EU
Pro
jec
ts R
eg
iste
r DRD
GREEN
Co
mp
lete
d.
C3.11
Do
E t
o a
tte
nd
qu
art
erl
y m
ee
tin
gs
of
EU
Ste
eri
ng
Gro
up
c
ha
ire
d b
y D
FP
.
DOE
GREEN
On
ta
rge
t to
be
ac
hie
ve
d.
C3.12
Th
rou
gh
th
e N
IER
F,
ho
st
an
ev
en
t to
in
co
rpo
rate
ele
cte
d
Me
mb
ers
of
Eu
rop
ea
n P
arl
iam
en
t a
nd
oth
er
ke
y E
U b
od
ies
b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
OFMDFM
GREEN
Du
e t
o t
he
op
era
tin
g c
ale
nd
ars
of
the
va
rio
us
EU
in
sti
tuti
on
s,
se
cu
rin
g a
da
te f
or
this
ev
en
t is
ex
tre
me
ly
ch
alle
ng
ing
. H
ow
ev
er,
a n
um
be
r o
f p
ote
nti
al
da
tes
h
av
e b
ee
n i
de
nti
fie
d b
efo
re t
he
en
d o
f 2
01
4.
Eff
ort
s
are
no
w u
nd
erw
ay
to
id
en
tify
if
en
ou
gh
of
the
p
ote
nti
al
sp
ea
ke
rs a
re a
va
ilab
le o
n o
ne
of
the
se
d
ate
s t
o e
na
ble
it
to g
o a
he
ad
.
C3.13
De
live
r b
rie
f o
n d
os
sie
rs o
f N
I in
tere
st
co
ve
rin
g s
ign
ific
an
t is
su
es
of
imp
ort
an
ce
to
re
lev
an
t p
art
ies
, u
pd
ate
d t
wic
e p
er
OFMDFM
GREEN
Init
ial
do
ss
ier
iss
ue
d J
un
e 2
01
4,
to b
e u
pd
ate
d
De
ce
mb
er
20
14
. R
ec
eiv
ed
by
NI
ME
P’s
an
d o
the
r
23
ye
ar
rele
va
nt
pa
rtie
s.
C4.1
F
E C
olle
ge
s a
re a
cti
ve
ly e
ng
ag
ed
in
all
EU
pro
gra
mm
es
a
va
ilab
le t
o t
he
m b
y D
ec
em
be
r 2
01
4
DEL
GREEN
All
co
lleg
es
su
bm
itte
d b
ids
to
th
e 2
01
4 c
all
for
Era
sm
us
+ a
pp
lica
tio
ns
.
An
off
icia
l fr
om
Co
lleg
es
NI
ha
s j
oin
ed
th
e U
K E
CV
ET
E
xp
ert
s S
tee
rin
g G
rou
p t
o r
ep
res
en
t th
e 6
co
lleg
es
.
C4.2
Pri
ma
ry a
nd
po
st-
pri
ma
ry s
ch
oo
ls t
o b
e a
dv
ise
d o
f o
pp
ort
un
itie
s i
n l
ine
wit
h B
riti
sh
Co
un
cil
pro
mo
tio
n o
f E
RA
SM
US
+ b
y D
ec
em
be
r 2
01
4
DE
GREEN
Wo
rk b
y t
he
Bri
tis
h C
ou
nc
il to
pro
mo
te t
he
Era
sm
us
+
pro
gra
mm
e i
s i
n i
ts e
arl
y s
tag
es
. V
isit
s t
o s
ch
oo
ls
wit
h a
str
on
g i
nte
rna
tio
na
l fo
cu
s h
av
e b
eg
un
.
All
sc
ho
ol
pri
nc
ipa
ls w
ere
in
form
ed
in
Ja
nu
ary
20
14
a
bo
ut
the
ne
w E
ras
mu
s+
pro
gra
mm
e.
C4.3
At
lea
st
6 f
un
din
g b
ids
su
bm
itte
d i
n h
ea
lth
& s
oc
ial
ca
re b
y
Ma
rch
20
15
DHSSPS
GREEN
6 b
ids
we
re s
ub
mit
ted
in
Q1
an
d Q
2.
C4.4
Org
an
ise
at
lea
st
20
Ho
riz
on
20
20
wo
rks
ho
ps
by
D
ec
em
be
r 2
01
4
DETI/DEL
GREEN
18
ev
en
ts o
rga
nis
ed
to
da
te s
inc
e 1
Ap
ril
20
14
.
C4.5
Ad
min
iste
r jo
int
DE
L/D
ET
I H
E E
U S
up
po
rt F
un
d t
o s
up
po
rt
NIC
P n
etw
ork
an
d r
ela
ted
ac
tiv
itie
s
DETI/DEL
GREEN
DE
L c
on
tin
ue
s t
o a
dm
inis
ter
the
pro
gra
mm
e o
n
be
ha
lf o
f b
oth
De
pa
rtm
en
ts a
nd
th
e N
ort
he
rn I
rela
nd
C
on
tac
t P
oin
t n
etw
ork
it
su
pp
ort
s i
s f
ully
in
pla
ce
.
C4.6
Org
an
ise
a N
ort
h/S
ou
th H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0 c
on
fere
nc
e u
nd
er
the
‘C
olla
bo
rate
to
In
no
va
te’
bra
nd
by
en
d D
ec
em
be
r 2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
By
ag
ree
me
nt
of
the
All-
Isla
nd
Ste
eri
ng
gro
up
th
e
ev
en
t w
as
mo
ve
d t
o 3
De
ce
mb
er,
allo
win
g f
or
de
ad
line
s t
ha
t w
ere
pe
nd
ing
an
d a
lso
to
en
su
re t
ha
t s
uff
icie
nt
kn
ow
led
ge
ha
d b
ee
n o
bta
ine
d t
o b
e
info
rma
tiv
e.
C4.7
De
live
r ta
rge
ted
ca
pa
cit
y d
ev
elo
pm
en
t a
cti
vit
ies
to
ma
ke
a
sig
nif
ica
nt
imp
ac
t o
n t
he
su
cc
es
s o
f p
ote
nti
al
Ho
riz
on
20
20
a
pp
lica
nts
in
th
e N
I a
gri
-fo
od
se
cto
r
DARD
GREEN
A r
an
ge
of
ca
pa
cit
y d
ev
elo
pm
en
t a
cti
vit
ies
ha
s b
ee
n
de
ve
lop
ed
an
d a
re b
ein
g d
eliv
ere
d t
ha
t in
clu
de
th
e
intr
od
uc
tio
n o
f a
pe
er-
su
pp
ort
/me
nto
rin
g p
rog
ram
me
, p
iloti
ng
re
gu
lar
‘clin
ics
’ a
t re
se
arc
h c
en
tre
s,
pro
vid
ing
o
ne
-to
-on
e s
up
po
rt t
o a
pp
lica
nts
, fa
cili
tati
ng
cro
ss
-d
isc
iplin
ary
me
eti
ng
s a
nd
ho
ldin
g b
rok
era
ge
ev
en
ts.
24
C4.8
By
31
Ma
rch
20
15
DO
E t
o d
iss
em
ina
te i
nfo
rma
tio
n o
n c
urr
en
t fu
nd
ing
ca
lls w
ith
in 5
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s o
f re
ce
ipt.
DOE
GREEN
Ac
hie
ve
d.
Dis
se
min
ati
on
of
info
rma
tio
n o
n c
urr
en
t fu
nd
ing
ca
lls w
ith
in 5
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s o
f re
ce
ipt.
C4.9
Do
E t
o d
iss
em
ina
te p
art
ne
rs s
ea
rch
es
to
re
lev
an
t s
tak
eh
old
ers
wit
hin
5 w
ork
ing
da
ys
of
rec
eip
t.
DOE
GREEN
Ac
hie
ve
d.
Dis
se
min
ati
on
of
info
rma
tio
n o
n p
art
ne
r s
ea
rch
es
to
re
lev
an
t s
tak
eh
old
ers
wit
hin
5 w
ork
ing
d
ay
s o
f re
ce
ipt.
C4.10
Th
rou
gh
th
e N
IER
F,
ho
ld o
r p
rov
ide
su
pp
ort
to
at
lea
st
1
ev
en
t e
ac
h q
ua
rte
r to
pro
vid
e m
em
be
rs w
ith
ad
vic
e a
nd
g
uid
an
ce
in
re
lati
on
to
Co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U F
un
ds
by
en
d M
arc
h
20
15
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
e N
IER
F h
os
ted
/su
pp
ort
ed
2 e
ve
nts
in
ea
ch
of
the
fi
rst
2 q
ua
rte
rs o
f th
e y
ea
r:
20
Ma
y -
Era
sm
us
+ M
as
ter
Cla
ss
2
6 J
un
e -
Ple
na
ry w
hic
h i
nc
lud
ed
pre
se
nta
tio
ns
on
E
ras
mu
s+
Yo
uth
Ch
ap
ter
an
d C
rea
tiv
e E
uro
pe
2
7 A
ug
us
t -
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e E
ve
nt
16
Se
pte
mb
er
– R
ES
TA
RT
2 e
ve
nt
– t
his
wa
s a
d
iss
em
ina
tio
n e
ve
nt
for
a p
roje
ct
fun
de
d b
y o
ne
of
the
p
rec
urs
ors
to
Era
sm
us
+.
As
an
ex
am
ple
of
be
st
pra
cti
ce
it
off
ere
d a
n o
pp
ort
un
ity
fo
r M
em
be
rs t
o l
ea
rn
ab
ou
t b
oth
th
e p
os
sib
iliti
es
un
de
r th
e n
ew
pro
gra
mm
e
as
we
ll a
s t
he
le
ss
on
s l
ea
rne
d.
Wh
ile t
he
se
ev
en
ts h
av
e f
oc
us
ed
on
Era
sm
us
+ a
nd
C
rea
tiv
e E
uro
pe
, e
ac
h o
f th
es
e e
ve
nts
ha
s a
lso
p
rov
ide
d g
en
era
l a
dv
ice
an
d g
uid
an
ce
in
re
lati
on
to
a
cc
es
sin
g C
om
pe
titi
ve
EU
fu
nd
ing
pro
gra
mm
es
.
C4.11
Iss
ue
EU
fu
nd
ing
ne
ws
lett
er
to J
us
tic
e N
etw
ork
tw
ice
ye
arl
y
DOJ
GREEN
Th
e i
na
ug
ura
l fu
nd
ing
ne
ws
lett
er
iss
ue
d i
n t
he
fir
st
qu
art
er
of
20
14
. A
se
co
nd
ne
ws
lett
er
is c
urr
en
tly
b
ein
g d
raft
ed
.
C4.12
Org
an
ise
an
In
form
ati
on
Ev
en
t (y
ou
th a
nd
/or
Era
sm
us
+
foc
us
ed
) b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
DSD
GREEN
DS
D h
as
be
en
ad
vis
ed
th
at
a n
um
be
r o
f e
ve
nts
ha
ve
b
ee
n s
ch
ed
ule
d b
y Y
CN
I s
o h
av
e d
iss
em
ina
ted
in
form
ati
on
to
th
ird
pa
rtie
s.
C4.13
Inv
ite
5 m
ore
org
an
isa
tio
ns
to
jo
in J
us
tic
e N
etw
ork
DOJ
GREEN
Th
ree
org
an
isa
tio
ns
ha
ve
jo
ine
d t
he
Ne
two
rk o
ve
r th
e
su
mm
er
pe
rio
d.
C4.14
Inc
rea
se
d l
ev
els
of
sc
ho
ol
tak
e u
p o
f E
RA
SM
US
+ f
un
din
g
DE
GREEN
Wo
rk b
y t
he
Bri
tis
h C
ou
nc
il to
pro
mo
te t
he
Era
sm
us
+
pro
gra
mm
e i
s i
n i
ts e
arl
y s
tag
es
. E
ng
ag
em
en
ts b
y
sc
ho
ols
ca
n o
nly
be
se
ns
ibly
me
as
ure
d a
t th
e e
nd
of
the
ca
len
da
r y
ea
r, s
inc
e a
pp
lica
tio
ns
are
no
t e
ve
nly
25
pro
file
d.
All
sc
ho
ol
pri
nc
ipa
ls w
ere
in
form
ed
in
J
an
ua
ry 2
01
4 a
bo
ut
the
ne
w E
ras
mu
s+
pro
gra
mm
e.
C4.15
Su
sta
in l
ev
els
of
yo
uth
ap
plic
ati
on
s f
or
Era
sm
us
+ f
un
din
g
DE
GREEN
Wo
rk t
o p
rom
ote
th
e E
ras
mu
s+
pro
gra
mm
e i
s i
n i
ts
ea
rly
sta
ge
s.
En
ga
ge
me
nts
by
yo
uth
org
an
isa
tio
ns
c
an
on
ly b
e s
en
sib
ly m
ea
su
red
at
the
en
d o
f th
e
ca
len
da
r y
ea
r, s
inc
e a
pp
lica
tio
ns
are
no
t e
ve
nly
p
rofi
led
.
C4.16
Org
an
ise
5 r
eg
ion
wid
e E
ras
mu
s+
fo
cu
se
d e
ve
nts
fo
r th
e
yo
uth
se
cto
r b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
(Y
CN
I)
DE
GREEN
On
ta
rge
t.
3 e
ve
nts
ho
ste
d b
y S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4.
C4.17
Pro
du
ce
6 I
nte
rna
tio
na
l e
-bu
lleti
ns
fo
r y
ou
th s
ec
tor
by
en
d
Ma
rch
20
15
(Y
CN
I)
DE
GREEN
On
ta
rge
t.
4 I
nte
rna
tio
na
l e
-bu
lleti
ns
pro
du
ce
d b
y
Oc
tob
er
20
14
.
26
Additional Priorities for the ECONOMY thematic group
C5
R
ais
e a
wa
ren
es
s o
f re
vis
ed
Sta
te A
id r
ule
s (
for
20
14
–2
0)
to s
tak
eh
old
ers
an
d c
us
tom
ers
in
co
nju
nc
tio
n w
ith
De
pa
rtm
en
t o
f B
us
ine
ss
In
no
va
tio
n S
kill
s
(BIS
) a
nd
Dir
ec
tora
te G
en
era
l (D
G)
Co
mp
eti
tio
n. (DETI)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
C5.1
1 a
wa
ren
es
s e
ve
nt
to N
ICS
Cu
sto
me
rs t
o b
e h
eld
in
20
14
-15
w
hic
h i
nc
lud
es
at
lea
st
1 r
ep
res
en
tati
ve
fro
m D
G C
om
pe
titi
on
DETI
GREEN
Ac
hie
ve
d.
Sta
te A
id a
wa
ren
es
s s
em
ina
r h
eld
on
16
S
ep
tem
be
r a
t T
ita
nic
Be
lfa
st.
T
he
re w
ere
13
0
de
leg
ate
s,
80
of
wh
om
we
re f
rom
in
div
idu
als
fro
m
pri
va
te f
irm
s,
Inv
es
t N
I, I
nte
rtra
de
Ire
lan
d,
SE
UP
B,
NIT
B a
nd
all
26
Co
un
cils
.
27
Additional Priorities for the ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE thematic group
C6
W
ork
wit
h a
pp
rop
ria
te s
tak
eh
old
ers
to
bu
ild k
no
wle
dg
e a
nd
ca
pa
cit
y
to p
art
icip
ate
in
EU
co
mp
eti
tiv
e p
rog
ram
me
s. (DOE)
C7
P
roa
cti
ve
ly e
ng
ag
e w
ith
sta
ke
ho
lde
rs t
o p
rov
ide
re
lev
an
t s
up
po
rt t
o
en
co
ura
ge
en
ga
ge
me
nt
wit
h t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n U
nio
n. (DOE)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
C6.1
To
ho
st
an
d a
tte
nd
at
lea
st
10
wo
rks
ho
ps
by
31
Ma
rch
20
15
to
de
ve
lop
cu
sto
me
r k
no
wle
dg
e a
nd
ca
pa
cit
y t
o p
art
icip
ate
in
E
U c
om
pe
titi
ve
pro
gra
mm
es
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
.
6 w
ork
sh
op
s h
os
ted
in
by
30
Se
pte
mb
er.
C7.1
To
ma
inta
in a
nd
en
ha
nc
e t
he
DO
E’s
da
tab
as
e o
f k
ey
s
tak
eh
old
ers
an
d i
nte
res
ted
pa
rtie
s b
y 1
0%
to
33
0 b
y 3
1
Ma
rch
20
15
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
D
ata
ba
se
in
cre
as
ed
by
5%
.
28
Additional Priorities for the SOCIAL thematic group
C8
P
ub
licis
e t
he
ne
w E
uro
pe
an
S
oc
ial
Fu
nd
(E
SF
) P
rog
ram
me
2
01
4-2
0 t
o a
s w
ide
an
au
die
nc
e
as
po
ss
ible
th
rou
gh
ou
t N
ort
he
rn
Ire
lan
d. (DEL)
C9
P
roa
cti
ve
ly e
ng
ag
e w
ith
sta
ke
ho
lde
rs t
o e
nc
ou
rag
e t
he
m t
o
co
ns
ide
r s
uit
ab
le o
pp
ort
un
itie
s u
nd
er:
th
e E
uro
pe
an
So
cia
l F
un
d;
Eu
rop
ea
n R
eg
ion
al
De
ve
lop
me
nt
Fu
nd
(E
RD
F)
(in
clu
din
g P
ea
ce
IV
an
d I
nte
rre
g);
an
d t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n
Ag
ric
ult
ura
l F
un
d f
or
Ru
ral
De
ve
lop
me
nt
(EA
FR
D).
(All
Departments in Social Group)
C1
0
Pro
mo
te a
nd
wid
en
th
e i
nv
olv
em
en
t o
f T
hir
d P
art
ies
in
co
mp
eti
tiv
e E
U f
un
din
g
via
th
e N
ort
he
rn I
rela
nd
Eu
rop
ea
n
Re
gio
na
l F
oru
m (
NIE
RF
). (OFMDFM)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
C8.1
Th
rou
gh
ro
ad
-sh
ow
s,
pu
blic
ise
th
e n
ew
ES
F p
rog
ram
me
in
a
ll 1
1 n
ew
Co
un
cil
are
as
du
rin
g O
cto
be
r a
nd
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
DEL
GREEN
Pla
nn
ing
fo
r th
e n
ew
ES
F P
rog
ram
me
ro
ad
sh
ow
s
co
nti
nu
es
fo
r w
ee
k c
om
me
nc
ing
13
Oc
tob
er
an
d 3
N
ov
em
be
r 2
01
4.
C9.1
Dis
se
min
ate
re
lev
an
t in
form
ati
on
to
sta
ke
ho
lde
rs v
ia N
IER
F
to i
nfo
rm o
f p
ote
nti
al
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
av
aila
ble
th
rou
gh
re
lev
an
t s
tru
ctu
ral
fun
ds
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
e N
IER
F S
ec
reta
ria
t h
as
cir
cu
late
d p
art
ne
r s
ea
rch
es
as
we
ll a
s i
nfo
rma
tio
n o
n t
he
va
rio
us
in
form
ati
on
wo
rks
ho
ps
an
d c
on
su
lta
tio
n e
ve
nts
re
lati
ng
to
th
e n
ew
ro
un
d o
f S
tru
ctu
ral
fun
ds
. T
his
is
o
ng
oin
g,
as
in
form
ati
on
be
co
me
s a
va
ilab
le.
NIE
RF
ha
s a
lso
pla
ye
d a
ro
le i
n a
dv
ert
isin
g D
EL
’s
ES
F R
oa
ds
ho
w t
o m
em
be
rs.
C9.2
Re
gu
lar
liais
on
wit
h D
FP
Eu
rop
ea
n D
ivis
ion
an
d S
pe
cia
l E
uro
pe
an
Un
ion
Pro
gra
mm
es
Bo
dy
(S
EU
PB
)
ALL DEPTS
GREEN
OF
MD
FM
off
icia
ls l
iais
e r
eg
ula
rly
wit
h D
FP
an
d
SE
UP
B o
n a
n o
ng
oin
g b
as
is (
OF
MD
FM
).
DS
D m
ee
ts w
ith
DF
P o
n a
re
gu
lar
ba
sis
. D
SD
a
tte
nd
s P
EA
CE
III
Ste
eri
ng
Co
mm
itte
e,
Pro
gra
mm
e
Mo
nit
ori
ng
Co
mm
itte
e a
nd
Ac
co
un
tab
le D
ep
art
me
nt
me
eti
ng
s o
n a
re
gu
lar
ba
sis
(D
SD
).
DH
SS
PS
ha
s b
ee
n l
iais
ing
wit
h S
EU
PB
in
In
terr
eg
V
A O
pe
rati
ng
Pla
n (
DH
SS
PS
).
C10.1
In
as
so
cia
tio
n w
ith
Be
lfa
st
Cit
y C
ou
nc
il, i
nc
rea
se
m
em
be
rsh
ip o
f N
IER
F t
o 1
20
by
en
d M
arc
h 2
01
5
OFMDFM
GREEN
To
tal
nu
mb
er
of
me
mb
ers
an
d t
ho
se
aw
ait
ing
fo
rma
l a
pp
rov
al
is 1
12
(1
5 o
f w
hic
h h
av
e a
pp
lied
to
jo
in
sin
ce
Ap
ril
20
14
).
29
C10.2
Sh
are
an
d p
rom
ote
th
e w
ork
of
the
NIE
RF
an
d i
ts m
em
be
r o
rga
nis
ati
on
s v
ia t
he
Eu
rop
ea
n C
en
tre
Go
og
le+
pa
ge
on
a
mo
nth
ly b
as
is
OFMDFM
GREEN
Go
og
le+
wa
s l
au
nc
he
d i
n S
ep
tem
be
r a
nd
will
p
rom
ote
th
e N
IER
F t
o a
wid
e a
ud
ien
ce
on
an
o
ng
oin
g b
as
is a
s a
so
urc
e o
f p
ote
nti
al
NI
pa
rtn
ers
fo
r fu
ture
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
.
30
BUSINESS PROCESSES
EUROPEAN PRIORITIES WITHIN THE BUSINESS PROCESSES QUADRANT
OVERARCHING Priorities which apply to ALL thematic groups
BP1 Influence Whitehall
policy formulation on
European matters.
BP2 Monitor competitive EU
funding applications and the
development of strategic
alliances.
BP3 Increase the use of seminars,
conferences and workshops as
key tools in disseminating
knowledge, skills and best
practice.
BP4 Achieve the targets in the
Executive’s 2014-15 European
Priorities Implementation
Plan.
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
BP1.1
Inp
ut
to U
K p
os
itio
n o
n E
U p
rop
os
als
in
re
lati
on
to
Sta
te A
id
Mo
de
rnis
ati
on
an
d E
uro
pe
an
Str
uc
tura
l F
un
ds
DETI
GREEN
Du
rin
g Q
1 a
nd
Q2
, D
ET
I h
as
pro
vid
ed
NI
inp
ut
to t
he
U
K p
os
itio
n o
n t
he
EC
’s r
ev
ise
d G
en
era
l B
loc
k
Ex
em
pti
on
Re
gu
lati
on
, d
e m
inim
is r
eg
ula
tio
n,
the
R
isk
Ca
pit
al
Gu
ide
line
s a
nd
th
e R
es
cu
e a
nd
R
es
tru
ctu
rin
g G
uid
elin
es
fo
r th
e 2
01
4-2
0 p
eri
od
.
DE
TI
ha
s a
lso
co
ntr
ibu
ted
to
th
e C
om
pe
titi
on
ele
me
nt
of
the
UK
’s R
ev
iew
of
the
Ba
lan
ce
of
Co
mp
ete
nc
es
b
etw
ee
n t
he
Un
ite
d K
ing
do
m a
nd
th
e E
uro
pe
an
U
nio
n.
DE
TI
ha
s a
lso
pro
vid
ed
NI
inp
ut
to t
he
UK
P
art
ne
rsh
ip A
gre
em
en
t u
nd
erp
inn
ing
th
e E
U
Str
uc
tura
l F
un
ds
Op
era
tio
na
l P
rog
ram
me
s f
or
the
UK
, E
ng
lan
d a
nd
th
e D
ev
olv
ed
Ad
min
istr
ati
on
s.
D
ET
I a
lso
co
nti
nu
es
to
pro
vid
e N
I in
pu
t to
UK
Sta
te
Aid
Ne
two
rk a
nd
th
e U
K E
RD
F F
oru
m.
BP1.2
Re
lev
an
t D
ep
art
me
nts
to
re
sp
on
d t
o r
eq
ue
sts
fro
m W
hit
eh
all
on
po
licy
ma
tte
rs r
ela
tin
g t
o E
nv
iro
nm
en
t a
nd
Clim
ate
C
ha
ng
e p
olic
y w
ith
in r
eq
uir
ed
de
ad
line
s
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
De
pa
rtm
en
ts t
o r
es
po
nd
to
Wh
ite
ha
ll d
ea
dlin
es
.
BP2.1
Do
E t
o m
ain
tain
an
d e
nh
an
ce
arr
an
ge
me
nts
fo
r th
e
mo
nit
ori
ng
of
fun
din
g a
pp
lica
tio
ns
an
d p
art
ne
rsh
ips
ac
ros
s
the
EU
by
31
Ma
rch
20
15
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. F
un
din
g a
pp
lica
tio
ns
an
d p
art
ne
rsh
ips
co
nti
nu
e t
o b
e
mo
nit
ore
d a
nd
re
po
rte
d o
n.
BP2.2
D
eliv
er
a 2
0%
in
cre
as
e i
n N
I p
art
ne
rs i
n r
ela
tio
n t
o
Tra
ns
na
tio
na
l P
rog
ram
me
s
DFP / ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
On
tra
ck
- T
o d
ate
th
e H
SC
is
le
ad
ing
or
pa
rtn
eri
ng
in
1
3 H
20
20
fu
nd
ing
ap
plic
ati
on
s (
DH
SS
PS
).
31
BP2.3
Da
tab
as
e o
f a
pp
rop
ria
te E
uro
pe
an
co
nta
cts
in
th
e a
rea
of
so
cia
l c
oh
es
ion
to
be
up
da
ted
an
d m
ain
tain
ed
mo
nth
ly
OFMDFM
GREEN
Da
tab
as
e h
as
be
en
es
tab
lish
ed
fo
r E
uro
pe
an
Ce
ntr
e
co
nta
cts
an
d i
s b
ein
g d
ev
elo
pe
d o
n a
n o
ng
oin
g b
as
is.
A
dd
itio
na
l B
rus
se
ls-b
as
ed
da
tab
as
e w
ill b
e
co
mm
en
ce
d b
y t
he
So
cia
l L
iais
on
Off
ice
r (t
oo
k u
p
po
st
in m
id S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
BP2.4
En
su
re r
eg
ula
r c
on
tac
t w
ith
NIE
RF
me
mb
er
org
an
isa
tio
ns
re
ga
rdin
g a
pp
lica
tio
ns
fo
r fu
nd
ing
an
d u
pd
ate
da
tab
as
e o
n a
m
on
thly
ba
sis
OFMDFM
GREEN
All
NIE
RF
me
mb
ers
are
fo
rma
lly p
olle
d t
wic
e e
ac
h
ye
ar
as
we
ll a
s o
n o
the
r a
d h
oc
oc
ca
sio
ns
th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e y
ea
r w
he
re a
pp
rop
ria
te a
s t
o a
pp
lica
tio
ns
s
ub
mit
ted
or
pla
nn
ed
ap
plic
ati
on
s.
In
ad
dit
ion
, a
se
rie
s o
f o
ne
-to
-on
e m
ee
tin
gs
wit
h
me
mb
ers
ha
s c
om
me
nc
ed
. W
he
re a
n a
ctu
al
ap
plic
ati
on
or
a p
ote
nti
al
ap
plic
ati
on
is
id
en
tifi
ed
it
is
rec
ord
ed
on
a d
ata
ba
se
wh
ich
is
up
da
ted
on
at
lea
st
a m
on
thly
ba
sis
.
BP3.1
At
lea
st
4 w
ork
sh
op
s a
nd
sta
ke
ho
lde
r b
rie
fin
gs
to
be
he
ld b
y
31
Ma
rch
20
15
DOE
GREEN
On
ta
rge
t to
be
ac
hie
ve
d.
Ne
wry
& M
ou
rne
, D
ow
n
an
d L
ou
th C
ou
nty
Co
un
cils
, a
nd
co
llea
gu
es
in
DS
D
Re
so
urc
es
an
d S
oc
ial
Po
licy
Gro
up
bri
efe
d i
n Q
2.
BP3.2
Att
en
d/p
art
icip
ate
in
th
ree
Bru
ss
els
/Eu
rop
e-b
as
ed
in
form
ati
on
s
es
sio
ns
re
lev
an
t to
th
e s
co
pe
of
the
So
cia
l T
he
ma
tic
Gro
up
b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
OFMDFM
GREEN
On
ta
rge
t to
be
ac
hie
ve
d.
Att
en
da
nc
e a
nd
ne
two
rkin
g a
t S
oc
ial
Inn
ov
ati
on
C
on
fere
nc
e,
Ma
y 2
01
4.
So
cia
l L
iais
on
Off
ice
r a
nd
OF
MD
FM
sta
ff r
eg
iste
red
fo
r s
ev
era
l w
ork
sh
op
s d
uri
ng
Op
en
We
ek
in
Bru
ss
els
, 6
-9 O
cto
be
r.
BP4.1
To
re
sp
on
d w
ith
in d
ea
dlin
e t
o r
eq
ue
sts
fo
r p
rog
res
s u
pd
ate
s
on
ta
rge
ts i
nc
lud
ed
in
th
e E
xe
cu
tiv
e’s
20
14
-20
15
Eu
rop
ea
n
Imp
lem
en
tati
on
Pla
n
DOE
GREEN
De
pa
rtm
en
ts t
o r
es
po
nd
to
Ex
ec
uti
ve
s t
arg
ets
as
re
qu
es
ted
.
BP4.2
O
bje
cti
ve
s/t
arg
ets
fo
r 2
01
4-1
5 a
re d
eliv
ere
d b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
2
01
5
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
On
go
ing
.
BP4.3
20
15
-16
pri
ori
tie
s d
oc
um
en
t is
co
mp
lete
d i
n l
ine
wit
h B
TW
G
tim
es
ca
les
OFMDFM/
DEL
GREEN
Th
e B
TW
G S
ec
reta
ria
t p
lan
to
in
itia
te a
re
qu
es
t fo
r in
pu
t fr
om
de
pa
rtm
en
ts t
o t
he
dra
ft 2
01
5-1
6
Eu
rop
ea
n P
rio
riti
es
by
14
No
ve
mb
er.
D
EL
ha
s
cir
cu
late
d t
he
BT
WG
re
vis
ed
de
live
ry t
ime
sc
ale
to
m
em
be
rs o
f it
s i
nte
rna
l E
U P
rio
riti
es
wo
rkin
g g
rou
p.
Th
e i
nte
rna
l g
rou
p w
ill m
ee
t in
No
ve
mb
er
to p
rop
os
e
20
15
-16
EU
Pri
ori
tie
s.
32
Additional Priorities for the ECONOMY thematic group
BP
5 E
sta
blis
h
op
era
tio
na
l p
roc
es
se
s w
hic
h
are
co
gn
isa
nt
of,
a
nd
co
mp
lian
t w
ith
th
e r
eq
uir
em
en
ts
of
the
Eu
rop
ea
n
Co
mm
iss
ion
an
d
rele
va
nt
ex
tern
al
Ag
en
cie
s
inc
lud
ing
th
e
Inn
ov
ati
on
an
d
Ne
two
rks
E
xe
cu
tiv
e A
ge
nc
y
(IN
EA
). (DRD)
BP
6 E
xp
lore
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s f
or
su
pp
ort
fo
r s
us
tain
ab
le
ec
on
om
ic
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
the
ag
ri-f
oo
d
se
cto
r, i
nc
lud
ing
th
rou
gh
th
e
Eu
rop
ea
n
Inn
ov
ati
on
P
art
ne
rsh
ip
(EIP
). (DARD)
BP
7
Ide
nti
fy
po
ten
tia
l p
rog
ram
me
s
an
d p
art
ne
rs
thro
ug
h t
he
c
rea
tio
n o
f a
‘L
oo
k
Fo
rwa
rd
Pa
ne
l’ a
nd
e
xp
an
sio
n o
f p
rom
oti
on
al
ac
tiv
itie
s.
(DRD)
BP
8
Ex
plo
re f
urt
he
r E
U
co
llab
ora
tiv
e
ne
two
rkin
g
an
d f
un
din
g
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
fo
r th
e s
oc
ial
ec
on
om
y
se
cto
r,
inc
lud
ing
th
e
po
ten
tia
l fo
r a
s
tud
y v
isit
fo
r k
ey
s
tak
eh
old
ers
d
uri
ng
20
14
-1
5.
(DETI,
DSD
)
BP
9 E
xp
lore
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s
for
ec
on
om
ic
de
ve
lop
me
nt
thro
ug
h
inn
ov
ati
on
lin
ke
d t
o t
he
h
ea
lth
an
d
so
cia
l c
are
s
ec
tor.
(DHSSPS)
BP
10
Se
cu
re
Ex
ec
uti
ve
a
gre
em
en
t fo
r a
H
ori
zo
n
20
20
ta
rge
t.
(DETI)
BP
11
Ca
rry
ou
t a
n
as
se
ss
me
nt
of
the
C
om
pe
titi
ve
ne
ss
of
Sm
all
an
d M
ed
ium
s
ize
d
En
terp
ris
es
(C
OS
ME
) fu
nd
ing
s
ch
em
e a
nd
a
gre
e i
ts
ap
plic
ati
on
to
th
e N
ort
he
rn
Ire
lan
d
co
nte
xt.
(DETI)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
BP5.1
Es
tab
lish
th
e A
ss
ura
nc
e W
ork
ing
Gro
up
a
nd
ho
ld a
t le
as
t 3
s
em
ina
rs a
nn
ua
lly
DRD
GREEN
On
tra
ck
, m
ee
tin
g t
oo
k p
lac
e i
n J
un
e a
nd
ne
xt
on
e
sc
he
du
led
fo
r N
ov
em
be
r fo
llow
ing
th
e I
NE
A i
nfo
da
y
in B
rus
se
ls.
BP6.1
Fin
alis
e p
rop
os
als
fo
r E
IP o
pe
rati
on
al
gro
up
s w
ith
in t
he
Ru
ral
De
ve
lop
me
nt
Pro
gra
mm
e 2
01
4-2
02
0 b
y M
arc
h 2
01
5
DARD
GREEN
NIR
DP
20
14
-20
du
e t
o b
e s
ub
mit
ted
to
th
e
Co
mm
iss
ion
fo
r a
pp
rov
al
on
14
Oc
tob
er
20
14
.
BP7.1
Es
tab
lish
‘L
oo
k F
orw
ard
Pa
ne
l’ a
nd
ho
ld a
t le
as
t 2
an
nu
al
s
em
ina
rs
DRD
GREEN
Th
e T
oR
fo
r th
e L
oo
k F
orw
ard
Pa
ne
l h
av
e b
ee
n
de
ve
lop
ed
an
d t
he
fir
st
me
eti
ng
of
the
pa
ne
l is
s
ch
ed
ule
d f
or
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
.
BP7.2
At
lea
st
1 M
inis
teri
ally
ho
ste
d p
rom
oti
on
al
ev
en
t a
nn
ua
lly
DRD
GREEN
Th
e 2
01
4-1
5 M
inis
teri
al
ev
en
t w
as
he
ld o
n 2
4
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
at
the
off
ice
s o
f th
e N
I E
xe
cu
tiv
e i
n
Bru
ss
els
(O
NIE
B).
BP8.1
To
ex
plo
re t
he
po
ten
tia
l o
f fa
cili
tati
ng
a s
tud
y v
isit
to
Bru
ss
els
w
ith
se
cto
ral
rep
res
en
tati
ve
s d
uri
ng
20
14
-15
DETI
GREEN
On
tra
ck
: D
ET
I, w
ork
ing
wit
h O
NIE
B,
ha
s a
rra
ng
ed
a
2-d
ay
stu
dy
vis
it t
o B
rus
se
ls f
or
a d
ele
ga
tio
n o
f N
I
33
so
cia
l e
co
no
my
sta
ke
ho
lde
rs i
n e
arl
y O
cto
be
r 2
01
4 i
n
ord
er
to e
xp
lore
po
ten
tia
l o
pp
ort
un
itie
s f
or
the
se
cto
r.
BP8.2
Co
mp
lete
an
aly
sis
of
so
cia
l e
co
no
my
en
terp
ris
es
an
d
dis
se
min
ate
in
form
ati
on
by
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
DSD
GREEN
Ma
pp
ing
of
so
cia
l e
co
no
my
se
cto
r c
om
ple
ted
an
d
res
ea
rch
in
form
ati
on
pu
blis
he
d.
BP9.1
Du
rin
g 2
01
4-1
5 t
o c
om
me
nc
e
the
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
inte
rna
tio
na
lly r
ec
og
nis
ed
sta
nd
ard
s w
hic
h w
ill f
ac
ilita
te t
he
s
ha
rin
g o
f h
ea
lth
an
d s
oc
ial
ca
re i
nfo
rma
tio
n i
nte
rna
tio
na
lly
DHSSPS
GREEN
A P
rog
ram
me
Ma
na
ge
r h
as
be
en
ap
po
inte
d t
o t
ak
e
forw
ard
th
e R
eq
uir
em
en
ts a
nd
Pro
of
of
Co
nc
ep
t p
ha
se
s.
Th
is w
ork
is
pla
nn
ed
to
re
po
rt i
n e
arl
y 2
01
5
an
d w
ill i
nfo
rm t
he
ma
in d
ev
elo
pm
en
t p
ha
se
in
th
e
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
a c
on
ne
cte
d h
ea
lth
in
teg
rate
d
pla
tfo
rm.
BP9.2
By
31
Ma
rch
20
15
to
ha
ve
ca
rrie
d o
ut
a P
roo
f o
f C
on
ce
pt
to
en
ha
nc
e a
na
lyti
cs
ca
pa
bili
ty o
f th
e H
SC
DHSSPS
GREEN
Wit
h s
up
po
rt f
rom
In
ve
st
NI,
an
in
du
str
y-l
ed
In
tern
ati
on
al
He
alt
h A
na
lyti
cs
Ca
pa
bili
ty (
IHA
C)
co
llab
ora
tiv
e n
etw
ork
wa
s e
sta
blis
he
d.
Fo
llow
ing
th
e
co
mp
leti
on
of
a s
co
pin
g s
tud
y t
he
pro
jec
t h
as
no
w
mo
ve
d i
nto
a s
ec
on
d p
ha
se
to
cre
ate
a t
em
po
rary
, a
dv
an
ce
d d
ata
an
aly
tic
s d
em
on
str
ato
r fa
cili
ty u
po
n
wh
ich
ne
two
rk m
em
be
rs w
ill r
un
a s
eri
es
of
He
alt
h
rela
ted
R&
D p
roje
cts
. T
he
pri
ma
ry g
oa
l o
f th
is p
ha
se
is
to
he
lp d
ev
elo
p t
he
sk
ills
, b
en
ch
ma
rks
an
d c
as
e
stu
die
s t
ha
t w
ill a
llow
th
e H
SC
an
d a
ss
oc
iate
d
ac
ad
em
ic a
nd
co
mm
erc
ial
co
mm
un
itie
s t
o p
rep
are
, p
lan
an
d b
ud
ge
t fo
r th
e a
do
pti
on
an
d u
se
of
da
ta
an
aly
tic
s t
oo
ls i
n t
he
ir r
es
pe
cti
ve
org
an
isa
tio
ns
.
BP10.1
Se
cu
re a
gre
em
en
t fr
om
Ex
ec
uti
ve
Su
b C
om
mit
tee
on
th
e
Ec
on
om
y f
or
a H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0 d
raw
do
wn
ta
rge
t
DETI
GREEN
€1
45
m a
gre
ed
an
d s
inc
e a
gre
ed
by
th
e E
xe
cu
tiv
e a
s
pa
rt o
f th
e I
nn
ov
ati
on
Str
ate
gy
(S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
BP10.2
Se
cu
re a
gre
em
en
t fr
om
No
rth
So
uth
Min
iste
ria
l C
ou
nc
il fo
r a
ta
rge
t fo
r N
I/R
OI
co
llab
ora
tiv
e
su
cc
es
s i
n H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0
DETI
GREEN
Ag
ree
d b
y t
he
All-
isla
nd
Ste
eri
ng
Gro
up
an
d t
o b
e
pre
se
nte
d t
o t
he
NS
MC
on
a d
ate
to
be
ag
ree
d.
BP10.3
De
ve
lop
a H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0 s
tra
teg
y b
y J
un
e 2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
Co
mp
lete
d.
Ag
ree
d w
ith
NI
H2
02
0 S
tee
rin
g G
rou
p.
A
cti
on
s t
o b
e i
nc
orp
ora
ted
in
to a
dra
ft N
I s
tra
teg
y o
n
Ho
riz
on
20
20
to
be
is
su
ed
Oc
tob
er
20
14
.
BP10.4
Co
mp
lete
FP
7 b
en
ch
ma
rkin
g b
y O
cto
be
r 2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
Be
nc
hm
ark
ing
fig
ure
s a
ga
ins
t th
e 5
id
en
tifi
ed
Ba
rro
so
re
gio
ns
ha
ve
be
en
co
mp
lete
d a
nd
are
in
clu
de
d i
n
Ex
ec
uti
ve
su
bc
om
mit
tee
pa
pe
r s
up
po
rtin
g p
rop
os
als
fo
r th
e N
I ta
rge
t.
Fu
rth
er
co
ns
ide
rati
on
be
ing
giv
en
to
th
e p
ote
nti
al
ide
nti
fic
ati
on
of
oth
er
reg
ion
s t
ha
t m
ay
b
e m
ore
su
ita
ble
to
be
nc
hm
ark
.
34
BP11.1
Ag
ree
are
as
of
CO
SM
E t
o b
e t
ak
en
fo
rwa
rd b
y 3
1s
t D
ec
2
01
4
DETI
GREEN
On
tra
ck
fo
r a
ch
iev
em
en
t. D
uri
ng
Q2
th
e E
uro
pe
an
In
ve
stm
en
t fu
nd
la
un
ch
ed
an
op
en
ca
ll fo
r e
xp
res
sio
ns
of
inte
res
t fo
r th
e C
OS
ME
fin
an
cia
l in
str
um
en
ts a
nd
In
ve
st
NI
are
co
ns
ide
rin
g n
ex
t s
tep
s.
BP11.2
Co
mp
lete
CIP
be
nc
hm
ark
ing
by
Oc
tob
er
20
14
DETI
GREEN
On
tr
ac
k
for
ac
hie
ve
me
nt.
D
ET
I h
as
d
isc
us
se
d
this
w
ith
N
ISR
A
du
rin
g
Se
pt.
Pro
jec
t s
co
pin
g
is
to
be
c
om
ple
ted
in
ea
rly
Oc
tob
er,
wit
h t
he
fir
st
ph
as
e o
f th
e
wo
rk a
rou
nd
es
tab
lish
ing
a N
I d
ata
ba
se
to
be
in
pla
ce
b
y D
ec
em
be
r.
35
Additional Priorities for the ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE thematic group
BP
12
Id
en
tify
po
ten
tia
l p
roje
cts
an
d p
art
ne
rs f
or
DO
E a
nd
Th
ird
Pa
rty
o
rga
nis
ati
on
pa
rtic
ipa
tio
n. (DOE)
BP
13
Es
tab
lish
an
d r
efi
ne
ap
pro
pri
ate
pro
ce
ss
es
to
dis
se
min
ate
po
licy
in
form
ati
on
em
an
ati
ng
fro
m E
uro
pe
an
Un
ion
. (DOE)
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
BP12.1
By
31
Ma
rch
20
15
th
e D
OE
En
vir
on
me
nt
an
d M
ari
ne
Gro
up
to
pro
du
ce
a l
ist
of
po
ten
tia
l a
rea
s f
or
EU
fu
nd
ed
pro
jec
t p
rop
os
als
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. A
lis
t o
f p
ote
nti
al
pro
jec
t p
rop
os
als
to
be
pro
du
ce
d b
y
31
Ma
rch
20
15
.
BP13.1
DO
E B
arr
os
o T
ea
m w
eb
pa
ge
s t
o b
e r
ev
iew
ed
an
d u
pd
ate
d
by
31
Ma
rch
20
15
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. R
ev
iew
in
itia
ted
an
d d
ue
to
be
co
mp
lete
d b
y 3
1
Ma
rch
20
15
.
BP13.2
En
vir
on
me
nt
an
d C
lima
te C
ha
ng
e G
rou
p p
rio
riti
es
fo
r 2
01
5-
16
are
ag
ree
d b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
. P
rio
riti
es
fo
r 2
01
5-1
6 t
o b
e a
gre
ed
in
lin
e w
ith
BT
WG
ti
me
sc
ale
s.
36
Additional Priorities for the SOCIAL thematic group
BP
14
P
rom
ote
an
d e
nh
an
ce
e
ffe
cti
ve
te
ch
no
log
y a
nd
k
no
wle
dg
e t
ran
sfe
r a
rra
ng
em
en
ts i
n t
he
he
alt
h
se
cto
r th
rou
gh
in
vo
lve
me
nt
in
the
Eu
rop
ea
n I
nn
ov
ati
on
P
art
ne
rsh
ip o
n A
cti
ve
an
d
He
alt
hy
Ag
ein
g (
EIP
-AH
A).
(DHSSPS)
BP
15
C
om
pa
re,
tra
ck
an
d r
ep
ort
on
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
an
d o
utc
om
es
fo
r re
lev
an
t c
om
pe
titi
ve
fu
nd
ing
p
rog
ram
me
s,
inc
lud
ing
Era
sm
us
+,
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e,
Em
plo
ym
en
t a
nd
S
oc
ial
Inn
ov
ati
on
(E
aS
I) a
nd
H
ori
zo
n 2
02
0 P
rog
ram
me
s. (All
Departments in Social Group)
BP
16
R
ais
e a
wa
ren
es
s o
f th
e
De
live
rin
g S
oc
ial
Ch
an
ge
(D
SC
) fr
am
ew
ork
an
d
To
ge
the
r: B
uild
ing
a
Un
ite
d C
om
mu
nit
y
(TB
UC
) in
Eu
rop
e.
(OFMDFM)
BP
17
E
xp
lore
be
nc
hm
ark
ing
o
pti
on
s t
o c
om
pa
re
dra
wd
ow
n i
n o
the
r re
gio
ns
. (All
Departments in Social
Group)
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
BP14.1
Alo
ng
wit
h o
the
r E
U R
eg
ion
s t
o c
on
trib
ute
to
th
e
ac
hie
ve
me
nt
of
targ
ets
an
d a
cti
on
s i
n E
IP-A
HA
Ac
tio
n P
lan
s
DHSSPS
AMBER
Po
ten
tia
l s
lipp
ag
e i
n N
I c
on
trib
uti
on
to
A2
an
d A
3
Ac
tio
ns
Gro
up
s d
ue
to
org
an
isa
tio
na
l m
ov
es
wit
hin
th
e H
SC
– c
urr
en
tly
be
ing
ad
dre
ss
ed
th
rou
gh
id
en
tify
ing
ne
w r
ep
res
en
tati
ve
s t
o t
he
se
Ac
tio
n
Gro
up
s.
Co
ntr
ibu
tio
n t
o o
the
r A
cti
on
Pla
ns
on
tra
ck
.
BP14.2
Org
an
ise
qu
art
erl
y N
I C
on
ne
cte
d H
ea
lth
Ec
o-S
ys
tem
m
ee
tin
gs
th
rou
gh
ou
t 2
01
4-1
5
DHSSPS
GREEN
Me
eti
ng
s h
eld
qu
art
erl
y a
s p
lan
ne
d.
BP14.3
Ho
ld,
or
pa
rtic
ipa
te i
n,
at
lea
st
2 e
ve
nts
to
pro
mo
te i
nte
rac
tio
n
be
twe
en
ma
in s
tak
eh
old
ers
in
co
nn
ec
ted
he
alt
h b
y e
nd
M
arc
h 2
01
5
DHSSPS
GREEN
Hig
h p
rofi
le N
I p
art
icip
ati
on
in
eH
ea
lth
We
ek
in
A
the
ns
in
Ma
y.
BP15.1
A
t le
as
t q
ua
rte
rly
up
da
tes
to
NIE
RF
me
mb
ers
hig
hlig
hti
ng
d
ev
elo
pm
en
ts,
up
co
min
g e
ve
nts
, fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
an
d
su
cc
es
s s
tori
es
fo
r fu
nd
ing
dra
wd
ow
n
OFMDFM
GREEN
Info
rma
tio
n i
s r
eg
ula
rly
dis
se
min
ate
d t
o m
em
be
rs i
n
rela
tio
n t
o d
ev
elo
pm
en
ts,
up
co
min
g e
ve
nts
, fu
nd
ing
o
pp
ort
un
itie
s a
nd
su
cc
es
s s
tori
es
. U
pd
ate
s a
re c
irc
ula
ted
fo
llow
ing
ev
en
ts t
o n
oti
fy
me
mb
ers
wh
en
pre
se
nta
tio
ns
are
av
aila
ble
. A
n u
pd
ate
hig
hlig
hti
ng
th
e k
no
wn
su
cc
es
s o
f m
em
be
rs i
n t
he
fir
st
rou
nd
s o
f fu
nd
ing
pro
gra
mm
es
is
b
ein
g c
om
pile
d a
nd
will
is
su
e i
n Q
3.
BP15.2
S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
to r
ep
ort
to
So
cia
l T
he
ma
tic
Gro
up
s
ec
reta
ria
t o
n n
ew
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
un
de
r E
RA
SM
US
+,
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
is w
ill b
e c
om
me
nc
ed
by
th
e S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
(to
ok
up
po
st
in m
id S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
37
Ea
SI,
Cre
ati
ve
Eu
rop
e a
nd
Ho
riz
on
20
20
wit
hin
3 w
ork
ing
d
ay
s o
f n
ew
in
form
ati
on
be
ing
re
lea
se
d (
So
cia
l L
iais
on
O
ffic
er)
BP15.3
Un
de
rta
ke
Co
mm
iss
ion
an
aly
sis
of
co
mp
eti
tiv
e f
un
din
g 2
01
4-
20
to
id
en
tify
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
an
d e
xp
lore
po
ten
tia
l o
f E
RD
F –
In
no
va
tiv
e A
cti
on
s P
rog
ram
me
DETI/DSD
GREEN
DS
D i
s m
on
ito
rin
g t
he
de
ve
lop
me
nt
of
the
In
no
va
tiv
e
Urb
an
Ac
tio
n F
un
d a
nd
ha
s f
ac
ilita
ted
me
eti
ng
s
be
twe
en
DG
Re
gio
an
d i
nte
res
ted
pa
rtie
s t
o d
isc
us
s
po
ten
tia
l b
ids
.
BP16.1
Re
lati
ng
to
R2
, h
old
, a
cti
ve
ly c
on
trib
ute
to
or
fac
ilita
te a
t le
as
t 2
po
licy
-fo
cu
se
d e
ve
nts
in
Bru
ss
els
/Eu
rop
e t
o s
ho
wc
as
e b
es
t p
rac
tic
e a
nd
in
no
va
tiv
e p
olic
y f
rom
No
rth
ern
Ire
lan
d,
rela
tin
g
to D
eliv
eri
ng
So
cia
l C
ha
ng
e a
nd
/or
To
ge
the
r: B
uild
ing
a
Un
ite
d C
om
mu
nit
y,
by
en
d M
arc
h 2
01
5
OFMDFM
GREEN
Co
nfi
rme
d –
ho
sti
ng
DS
C f
oc
us
ed
sid
e-w
ork
sh
op
at
An
nu
al
Po
ve
rty
Co
nv
en
tio
n i
n N
ov
em
be
r 2
01
4.
C
on
firm
ed
– h
os
tin
g s
ide
-wo
rks
ho
p a
t E
uro
ch
ild
An
nu
al
Co
nfe
ren
ce
in
No
ve
mb
er
20
14
.
BP16.2
Ide
nti
fy g
oo
d n
ew
s s
tori
es
an
d d
ev
elo
pm
en
ts r
ele
va
nt
to t
he
D
eliv
eri
ng
So
cia
l C
ha
ng
e f
ram
ew
ork
an
d s
ha
re v
ia t
he
E
uro
pe
an
Ce
ntr
e G
oo
gle
+ p
ag
e w
ith
in 2
wo
rkin
g d
ay
s
OFMDFM
GREEN
On
go
ing
.
BP17.1
Co
mp
lete
fe
as
ibili
ty w
ork
in
re
lati
on
to
be
nc
hm
ark
ing
by
en
d
De
ce
mb
er
20
14
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Wo
rk i
s o
ng
oin
g w
ith
NIS
RA
co
llea
gu
es
to
de
ve
lop
b
en
ch
ma
rkin
g p
roc
es
s.
D
ata
be
ing
pro
vid
ed
as
re
qu
es
ted
(D
HS
SP
S).
38
PEOPLE AND ORGANISATION
EUROPEAN PRIORITIES WITHIN THE PEOPLE AND ORGANISATION QUADRANT
OVERARCHING Priorities which apply to ALL thematic groups
PO1 Ensure policy staff have the
knowledge and skills to
maximise their effectiveness
in liaising with Whitehall and
the European Commission.
PO2 Support the development of
staff to exploit the benefits
of a structured relationship
with the European
Commission.
PO3 Engage with European
Liaison Officers to agree work
plans and support the
delivery of the Executive’s
European priorities.
PO4 Facilitate Arms Length
Bodies, including relevant
Third Parties, to effectively
participate in and promote
competitive EU
applications and
collaboration
opportunities.
All three thematic groups are of the opinion that the overarching priorities fully cover the work being done within the
People and Organisation quadrant and have no additional priorities to add for 2014-15.
Targets
Target
No.
Target
Lead Dept.
RAG
Rating
Explanation for assigned RAG Rating
PO1.1
De
ve
lop
a w
eb
pa
ge
on
th
e D
EL
in
tra
ne
t b
y M
arc
h 2
01
5 t
o
giv
e i
nfo
rma
tio
n a
nd
gu
ida
nc
e o
n t
he
cu
rre
nt
EU
str
uc
tura
l a
nd
co
mp
eti
tiv
e f
un
din
g p
rog
ram
me
s a
nd
th
e a
pp
lica
tio
n
pro
ce
ss
es
DEL
GREEN
Me
eti
ng
he
ld w
ith
DE
L P
olic
y l
ea
ds
on
16
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
to
dis
cu
ss
th
e c
on
ten
t o
f th
e w
eb
pa
ge
.
PO1.2
Imp
rov
e D
ep
art
me
nta
l s
taff
kn
ow
led
ge
of
rele
va
nt
EU
is
su
es
b
y h
os
tin
g a
n i
nte
rna
l s
em
ina
r b
y D
ec
em
be
r 2
01
4
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
DE
TI
- A
ch
iev
ed
. S
tate
Aid
aw
are
ne
ss
se
min
ar
he
ld
on
16
th S
ep
tem
be
r a
t T
ita
nic
Be
lfa
st.
A
tte
nd
ed
by
a
pp
rox
ima
tely
13
0 d
ele
ga
tes
50
of
wh
om
we
re s
taff
fr
om
9 N
I D
ep
art
me
nts
.
PO1.3
Fo
ur
se
min
ar/
co
nfe
ren
ce
/wo
rks
ho
p(s
) to
be
he
ld f
or
sta
ff o
n
the
wo
rk o
f th
e B
arr
os
o T
ea
m a
nd
po
ten
tia
l fo
r E
U f
un
de
d
pro
jec
ts b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
.
PO1.4
So
cia
l T
he
ma
tic
Gro
up
to
ho
st
ev
en
t to
fo
cu
s o
n t
op
ica
l th
em
ati
c i
ss
ue
s b
efo
re e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Arr
an
ge
me
nts
fo
r a
n e
ve
nt
are
cu
rre
ntl
y b
ein
g
co
ns
ide
red
(O
FM
DF
M).
D
HS
SP
S o
rga
nis
ed
an
d h
eld
an
ev
en
t in
Fe
bru
ary
2
01
4.
We
will
sh
are
ex
pe
rie
nc
es
wit
h S
oc
ial
Th
em
ati
c
39
Gro
up
in
th
e p
lan
nin
g o
f th
e G
rou
p’s
ev
en
t (D
HS
SP
S).
PO2.1
To
arr
an
ge
a p
rog
ram
me
of
Ec
on
om
y w
ork
re
late
d
vis
its
/in
tro
du
cti
on
s f
or
DE
TI
Pe
rma
ne
nt
Se
cre
tary
, a
nd
DE
TI
Gra
de
3 &
6 w
ith
re
lev
an
t E
U b
od
ies
& r
ep
res
en
tati
ve
s
i.e
. D
G’s
, U
K R
ep
, Ir
ish
re
p,
EP
C,
EE
SC
, In
no
va
te U
K a
nd
M
EP
’s
DETI
GREEN
Ac
hie
ve
d.
DE
TI
Pe
rma
ne
nt
Se
cre
tary
, G
rad
e 3
&
Gra
de
6 u
nd
ert
oo
k a
pro
gra
mm
e o
f E
co
no
my
th
em
ed
w
ork
re
late
d v
isit
s/i
ntr
od
uc
tio
ns
fro
m 2
2–
24
Se
pt
20
14
.
PO2.2
Att
en
d a
nd
co
ntr
ibu
te t
o m
ee
tin
gs
of
BT
WG
, E
co
no
my
T
he
ma
tic
Gro
up
, F
ina
nc
e s
ub
-gro
up
an
d H
R s
ub
-gro
up
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Att
en
da
nc
e i
n a
ll re
late
d m
ee
tin
gs
to
en
su
re c
oh
ere
nt
an
d e
ffe
cti
ve
ap
pro
ac
h t
o B
TW
G i
ss
ue
s.
All
Ec
on
om
y i
np
ut
pro
vid
ed
to
OF
MD
FM
in
a t
ime
ly a
nd
a
cc
ura
te m
an
ne
r.
PO2.3
Att
en
d m
inim
um
of
4 E
U e
ve
nts
by
31
Ma
rch
20
15
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k t
o b
e a
ch
iev
ed
.
PO2.4
En
su
re s
taff
ac
tiv
ely
pa
rtic
ipa
te i
n N
IER
F p
len
ary
se
ss
ion
s
an
d e
ve
nts
wh
ere
su
ita
ble
th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e y
ea
r ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
De
pe
nd
ing
on
ev
en
ts D
HS
SP
S/H
SC
will
en
co
ura
ge
a
tte
nd
an
ce
.
PO2.5
En
su
re f
urt
he
r d
ev
elo
pm
en
t o
f re
lati
on
sh
ips
wit
h r
ele
va
nt
DG
c
on
tac
t p
oin
ts r
ele
va
nt
to t
he
so
cia
l th
em
e b
y a
rra
ng
ing
q
ua
rte
rly
up
da
te m
ee
tin
gs
(S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n o
ffic
er)
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
is w
ill b
e c
om
me
nc
ed
by
th
e S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
(to
ok
up
po
st
in m
id S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
PO2.6
De
ve
lop
re
lati
on
sh
ips
an
d b
uild
da
tab
as
e o
f k
ey
co
nta
cts
w
ith
in r
eg
ion
al
off
ice
s a
cro
ss
Eu
rop
e b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
(S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er)
OFMDFM
GREEN
Th
is w
ill b
e c
om
me
nc
ed
by
th
e S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
(to
ok
up
po
st
in m
id S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4).
T
his
wo
rk i
s o
ng
oin
g.
PO3.1
Ag
ree
Ec
on
om
y E
LO
Wo
rkp
lan
s c
om
po
ne
nt
of
Re
sp
on
sib
ility
M
atr
ix
ALL
DEPTS
AMBER
Pro
gre
ss
on
fin
al
ag
ree
me
nt
of
the
Wo
rkp
lan
an
d t
he
R
es
po
ns
ibili
ty M
atr
ix f
or
the
Ec
on
om
y E
LO
ha
s b
ee
n
de
lay
ed
pe
nd
ing
fin
al
ag
ree
me
nt
of
20
14
-20
15
EU
P
rio
riti
es
, re
lati
ng
to
Ec
on
om
y T
he
ma
tic
Gro
up
.
PO3.2
At
lea
st
6 f
orm
al
en
ga
ge
me
nts
an
nu
ally
wh
ich
in
clu
de
2
inw
ard
en
ga
ge
me
nts
an
d a
t le
as
t 2
ev
en
ts
DRD
GREEN
Ac
hie
ve
d –
fo
llow
ing
th
e B
rus
se
ls B
us
ine
ss
We
ek
o
ffic
ials
ha
ve
co
mp
lete
d 8
fo
rma
l e
ng
ag
em
en
ts.
Fir
st
an
nu
al
me
eti
ng
of
the
As
su
ran
ce
Wo
rkin
g g
rou
p
ha
s t
ak
en
pla
ce
. M
inis
teri
al
ev
en
t to
ok
pla
ce
on
24
Se
pte
mb
er.
40
PO3.3
B
y 3
0 S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4 p
rov
ide
En
vir
on
me
nt
an
d C
lima
te
Ch
an
ge
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
wit
h w
ork
ta
sk
s u
p t
o 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
an
d s
uit
ab
le i
nd
uc
tio
n p
rog
ram
me
DOE
GREEN
T
arg
et
ac
hie
ve
d E
&C
C L
O a
pp
oin
ted
Au
gu
st
20
14
. In
du
cti
on
& t
rain
ing
pro
gra
mm
e o
n g
oin
g.
PO3.4
All
de
pa
rtm
en
t re
pre
se
nta
tiv
es
in
So
cia
l G
rou
p t
o m
ee
t w
ith
S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
wit
hin
6 w
ee
ks
of
ap
po
intm
en
t
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Me
eti
ng
s t
o m
ee
t L
iais
on
Off
ice
r a
nd
dis
cu
ss
p
rio
riti
es
ha
ve
be
en
sc
he
du
led
fo
r 1
3 a
nd
14
Oc
tob
er
(OF
MD
FM
).
DH
SS
PS
will
fa
cili
tate
me
eti
ng
wh
en
pla
nn
ed
.
PO3.5
En
su
re a
tte
nd
an
ce
of
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
at
(at
lea
st)
2 S
oc
ial
Th
em
ati
c G
rou
ps
me
eti
ng
s b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
OFMDFM
GREEN
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
too
k u
p p
os
itio
n i
n S
ep
tem
be
r a
nd
will
b
e i
nv
ite
d t
o s
uit
ab
le f
utu
re s
oc
ial
the
ma
tic
gro
up
m
ee
tin
gs
. T
his
wo
rk i
s o
ng
oin
g.
PO3.6
Pro
vid
e i
np
ut
to S
oc
ial
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
wo
rk p
lan
by
en
d
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
OFMDFM
GREEN
Ac
hie
ve
d.
So
cia
l G
rou
p i
np
ut
pro
vid
ed
to
ON
IEB
in
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
.
PO4.1
Org
an
ise
1 P
CP
se
ss
ion
on
Ho
riz
on
20
20
PC
P/P
PI
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
DETI
GREEN
Q2
- I
nv
es
t N
I o
rga
nis
ed
an
aw
are
ne
ss
/wo
rks
ho
p o
n
Inn
ov
ati
ve
Pre
-co
mm
erc
ial
Pro
cu
rem
en
t (P
CP
) to
all
NI
Ce
ntr
es
of
Pro
cu
rem
en
t E
xc
elle
nc
e (
Co
PE
s),
c
ov
eri
ng
bo
th t
he
UK
PC
P p
rog
ram
me
, S
BR
I &
H
20
20
. A
pp
rox
ima
tely
20
se
nio
r p
roc
ure
me
nt
ma
na
ge
rs f
rom
ac
ros
s t
he
NI
pu
blic
se
cto
r a
tte
nd
ed
.
PO4.2
Arr
an
ge
at
lea
st
on
e I
nfo
rma
tio
n e
xc
ha
ng
e v
isit
wit
h o
the
r M
S o
n a
nim
al
dis
ea
se
is
su
es
. DARD
GREEN
Info
rma
tio
n e
xc
ha
ng
e v
isit
co
mp
lete
d b
y D
AR
D
Pro
gra
mm
e M
an
ag
er
at
EU
Co
mm
iss
ion
“B
TS
F –
B
ett
er
Tra
inin
g f
or
Sa
fe F
oo
d”
ev
en
t, d
isc
us
sin
g
An
ima
l D
ise
as
e C
on
tro
l &
Co
nti
ng
en
cy
Pla
nn
ing
, in
R
iga
, L
atv
ia i
n S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4.
PO4.3
Intr
od
uc
tio
n o
f E
&C
C L
iais
on
Off
ice
r to
th
e r
ele
va
nt
AL
Bs
of
the
E&
CC
Th
em
ati
c G
rou
p a
s a
pp
rop
ria
te b
y 3
1 M
arc
h 2
01
5
DOE
GREEN
Ta
rge
t o
n t
rac
k.
E&
CC
Lia
iso
n O
ffic
er
form
ally
in
tro
du
ce
d t
o t
he
Th
em
ati
c G
rou
p a
t th
e S
ep
tem
be
r m
ee
tin
g.
PO4.4
At
lea
st
1 s
em
ina
r o
rga
nis
ed
fo
r s
taff
, in
co
rpo
rati
ng
th
e w
ork
o
f th
e S
oc
ial
Th
em
ati
c G
rou
p,
EP
CU
, O
NIE
B e
tc b
y e
nd
M
arc
h 2
01
5
OFMDFM
GREEN
Arr
an
ge
me
nts
fo
r in
tern
al
lun
ch
tim
e s
em
ina
r c
urr
en
tly
b
ein
g d
ete
rmin
ed
.
41
PO45
P
rod
uc
e a
nd
dis
se
min
ate
at
lea
st
1 u
pd
ate
bu
lleti
n f
or
sta
ff
info
rma
tio
n b
y e
nd
Ma
rch
20
15
OFMDFM
GREEN
Bu
lleti
n t
o i
nfo
rm o
f N
IER
F a
nd
ro
les
of
ON
IEB
sta
ff
etc
un
de
r d
ev
elo
pm
en
t.
PO4.6
Qu
art
erl
y m
ee
tin
gs
an
d r
eg
ula
r c
olla
bo
rati
on
wit
h r
ele
va
nt
au
tho
riti
es
to
as
ce
rta
in l
ev
el
of
dra
wd
ow
n o
f E
uro
pe
an
m
on
ies
ALL
DEPTS
GREEN
Re
gu
lar
co
llab
ora
tio
n e
sta
blis
he
d t
hro
ug
h t
he
HS
CB
a
nd
Pu
blic
He
alt
hy
Ag
en
cy
(D
HS
SP
S).
PO4.7
Se
t u
p a
n i
nte
rna
l w
ork
ing
gro
up
to
dis
se
min
ate
in
form
ati
on
a
bo
ut
EU
co
mp
eti
tiv
e f
un
din
g a
nd
en
co
ura
ge
pro
mo
tio
n
am
on
gs
t re
lev
an
t s
tak
eh
old
ers
by
Se
pte
mb
er
20
14
DEL
GREEN
An
in
tern
al
EU
Pri
ori
tie
s w
ork
ing
gro
up
ha
s b
ee
n
es
tab
lish
ed
wit
hin
DE
L.
Th
e g
rou
p m
et
in J
un
e 2
01
4
an
d S
ep
tem
be
r 2
01
4 t
o d
isc
us
s t
he
pro
mo
tio
n o
f E
U
co
mp
eti
tiv
e f
un
din
g w
ith
in t
he
de
pa
rtm
en
t a
nd
to
re
lev
an
t s
tak
eh
old
ers
. N
ex
t m
ee
tin
g s
ch
ed
ule
d t
o
tak
e p
lac
e N
ov
em
be
r 2
01
4.
42
APPENDIX 2
EUROPEAN PRIORITIES 2014-15 –Commentary on Targets not rated Green.
Target No.
(Lead
Dept)
TITLE
RAG
RATING
DEPARTMENTAL NARRATIVE
R1.7
(OFMDFM)
EU
Ca
pa
cit
y B
uild
ing
Fu
nd
im
ple
me
nte
d i
n 2
01
4-1
5 a
nd
uti
lise
d
by
en
d o
f 2
01
5-1
6 (
Su
bje
ct
to f
un
din
g)
AMBER
Alt
ho
ug
h f
un
din
g h
as
be
en
id
en
tifi
ed
fo
r th
e E
U C
ap
ac
ity
Bu
ildin
g F
un
d,
du
e t
o o
ng
oin
g
bu
dg
eta
ry p
res
su
res
ac
ros
s t
he
De
pa
rtm
en
t, t
his
ha
s n
ot
be
en
fu
lly c
om
mit
ted
. T
he
o
utc
om
e o
f th
is m
ay
be
de
term
ine
d b
y O
cto
be
r m
on
ito
rin
g.
Un
til
fun
din
g i
s f
ully
s
ec
ure
d,
the
EU
Ca
pa
cit
y B
uild
ing
Fu
nd
ca
nn
ot
be
la
un
ch
ed
or
uti
lise
d.
R2.3
(DHSSPS)
Du
rin
g 2
01
4-1
5 D
HS
SP
S a
nd
HS
C t
o
be
re
pre
se
nte
d o
n a
ll E
IP-A
HA
Ac
tio
n
Gro
up
s a
nd
att
en
d a
t le
as
t 7
5%
of
me
eti
ng
s
AMBER
Fo
llow
ing
sta
ff m
ov
es
wit
h t
he
HS
C,
DH
SS
PS
ha
s b
ee
n e
ng
ag
ing
wit
h H
SC
to
id
en
tify
a
nd
no
min
ate
re
pla
ce
me
nt
rep
res
en
tati
ve
s t
o 2
of
the
Ac
tio
n G
rou
ps
NI
are
no
t re
pre
se
nte
d o
n.
In t
he
in
teri
m D
HS
SP
S/H
SC
co
nti
nu
e t
o e
ng
ag
e w
ith
th
e A
cti
on
G
rou
ps
un
til
rep
res
en
tati
ve
s a
re i
de
nti
fie
d s
o a
s t
o e
ns
ure
ou
r c
on
trib
uti
on
to
EIP
o
bje
cti
ve
s a
re m
et.
R3.5
(DHSSPS)
De
ve
lop
th
rou
gh
th
e E
IP R
efe
ren
ce
S
ite
Co
llab
ora
tiv
e N
etw
ork
a r
ep
os
ito
ry
of
info
rma
tio
n a
cro
ss
EIP
-AH
A
Re
fere
nc
e S
ite
s o
n h
ea
lth
an
d c
are
s
tra
teg
ies
, p
lan
s,
pro
jec
ts a
nd
e
vid
en
ce
ba
se
s
AMBER
Pro
po
se
d r
ep
os
ito
ry r
em
ain
s u
nd
er
co
ns
ide
rati
on
/dis
cu
ss
ion
by
th
e R
efe
ren
ce
Sit
e
Co
llab
ora
tiv
e N
etw
ork
. S
om
e s
lipp
ag
e d
ue
pri
ma
rily
to
th
e n
ee
d f
or
str
on
ge
r re
so
urc
ing
fo
r th
e R
SC
N t
o p
rov
ide
a c
o-o
rdin
ati
on
/ad
min
istr
ati
on
fu
nc
tio
n.
Th
e i
nte
nti
on
is
to
d
ev
elo
p a
Eu
rop
ea
n f
un
din
g p
rop
os
al
for
this
pu
rpo
se
.
C1.1
(DOE)
To
pro
vid
e u
pd
ate
s t
o t
he
Min
iste
r a
nd
re
lev
an
t C
om
mit
tee
s f
rom
E&
CC
L
iais
on
Off
ice
r o
n a
qu
art
erl
y b
as
is
AMBER
In Q
ua
rte
r 1
an
up
da
te w
as
re
ce
ive
d f
rom
th
e o
utg
oin
g L
iais
on
Off
ice
r. H
ow
ev
er,
th
ere
w
as
a s
ho
rt g
ap
un
til
the
‘n
ew
’ E
&C
C L
iais
on
Off
ice
r w
as
ap
po
inte
d i
n A
ug
us
t 2
01
4.
Ta
rge
t e
xp
ec
ted
to
be
ac
hie
ve
d i
n Q
3 &
Q4
.
BP14.1
(DHSSPS)
Alo
ng
wit
h o
the
r E
U R
eg
ion
s t
o
co
ntr
ibu
te t
o t
he
ac
hie
ve
me
nt
of
targ
ets
an
d a
cti
on
s i
n E
IP-A
HA
Ac
tio
n
Pla
ns
AMBER
Po
ten
tia
l s
lipp
ag
e i
n N
I c
on
trib
uti
on
to
A2
an
d A
3 A
cti
on
s G
rou
ps
du
e t
o o
rga
nis
ati
on
al
mo
ve
s w
ith
in t
he
HS
C –
th
is h
as
re
su
lte
d i
n N
I n
ot
be
ing
re
pre
se
nte
d o
n t
he
se
Ac
tio
n
Gro
up
s f
or
a s
ign
ific
an
t p
art
of
20
14
. T
he
is
su
e i
s c
urr
en
tly
be
ing
ad
dre
ss
ed
th
rou
gh
id
en
tify
ing
ne
w r
ep
res
en
tati
ve
s t
o t
he
se
Ac
tio
n G
rou
ps
. C
on
trib
uti
on
to
oth
er
Ac
tio
n
Pla
ns
on
tra
ck
.
PO3.1
(ALL
DEPTS)
Ag
ree
Ec
on
om
y E
LO
Wo
rkp
lan
s a
nd
c
om
po
ne
nt
of
Re
sp
on
sib
ility
Ma
trix
AMBER
Pro
gre
ss
on
fin
al
ag
ree
me
nt
of
the
Wo
rkp
lan
an
d t
he
Re
sp
on
sib
ility
Ma
trix
fo
r th
e
Ec
on
om
y E
LO
ha
s b
ee
n d
ela
ye
d p
en
din
g f
ina
l a
gre
em
en
t o
f 2
01
4-1
5 E
U P
rio
riti
es
, re
lati
ng
to
Ec
on
om
y T
he
ma
tic
Gro
up
.
43
APPENDIX 3
Programme for Government – Definitions of RAG Ratings
The following criteria have been applied in proposing a RAG rating:
RAG status Description
Green Achieved or on track for delivery
Green/Amber Level of progress is broadly on track with easily redeemable deviations from plans and there is justifiable confidence of getting close to targeted outcomes
Amber Rate of progress is less than planned and there is significant doubt around the achievement of targeted outcomes
Red Commitments not achieved or not expected to be achieved or delivery of the targeted outcome(s) will not be achieved within the current PfG period
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