Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 430 community-based organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP provides an annual co-funding contribution towards each full-time equivalent (FTE) position being supported, and, where warranted, towards the cost of employing a manager.

An application window for funding additional staff posts for existing CSP funded organisations was opened on September 1st 2023 with a closing date of 29th September 2023.

Pobal, who manage and administer the programme on behalf of my Department, received a huge volume of applications from CSP supported organisations under this call for applications.

Pobal undertook an assessment of all applications received, with their recommendations submitted to my Department. I can confirm that the organisation in question did submit an application for additional supports. However, due to the huge volume of applications received, the assessment process has taken longer than anticipated. I hope to notify organisations of the outcome of this call in the coming weeks.