5.5 Priority Axis 4: Technical Assistance

Under this priority, funds will be used to finance the preparatory, management, monitoring, evaluation, and information/publicity and financial control activities of the Operational Programmes together with activities to reinforce the administrative capacity for implementing the Funds, subject to an overall limit of 4% of the total funds allocation to the OP.

The Technical Assistance Priority will also cover the cost of recoupment of approved costs of the EU Operational Committees of the Regional Authorities (at NUTS III Level). The Technical Assistance priority will cover the appropriate costs of the ERDF Financial Control Unit, Information Unit, ICT Unit and the costs of the management controls undertaken by the Managing Authority.

The Priority will be administered by the Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly under the general control of the Operational Programme Monitoring Committee. Details of the proposed technical assistance and the arrangements for managing the Programme will be approved by the Monitoring Committee.

Performance Indicators

Intermediary Bodies

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of EU co-financed assistance under this priority will include:

Contribution to Earmarking

The expenditure that will take place under this priority is not considered eligible for inclusion in the resources ‘earmarked’ to support the Lisbon objectives.

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