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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Joe O'Brien: We are using a couple of mechanisms to try to push that and expand that approach across government. In his question, the Deputy proposes the convening of a working group. In many respects that working groups already exists. We have a cross-sectoral group tasked with implementing the five-year strategy. It includes officials from quite a few Departments, including the Departments of...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: It goes without saying that there is not a group in the community and voluntary sector that will not speak of the need for multi-annual funding. I welcome the Minister of State's point that the group is cross-departmental. That is necessary. I am thinking of the likes of the Family Addiction Support Network, which is falling between stools and which, unfortunately, could face closure...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Joe O'Brien: There are a few strands to Deputy Ó Murchú's question.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: There generally are.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Joe O'Brien: In terms of other Departments, particularly in the case of the section 39 organisations the Deputy mentioned, this comes down to service level agreements. I point to a document that was agreed by the Government in the year before last. It is the shared values and principles document. It encourages Departments to engage more with community and voluntary organisations that we are dependent...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Could we look at the-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Marian Harkin: The Deputy can speak to the Minister of State privately.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Paul Donnelly: 48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has given consideration to convening a working group to include sector representatives and relevant Departments to develop a multi-annual funding structure in the in the community and voluntary and charity sector. [10405/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Paul Donnelly: Has the Minister of State considered convening a working group to include sector representatives and relevant Departments to develop a multi-annual funding structure in the in the community and voluntary and charity sector?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Joe O'Brien: The Government's five-year strategy to support the community and voluntary sector, Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities, was published in 2019. This is a whole-of-government strategy led by my Department and it is implemented collaboratively with the sector through the cross-sectoral group on local and community development. This strategy reaffirms the Government's commitment to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)
Paul Donnelly: I absolutely acknowledge the work done in the Minister of State's Department and the multi-annual funding, which he has outlined. However, he is part of a Government. The community, voluntary and charity sector includes a wide range of organisations, including section 38, section 39 and section 56 organisations. I am sure the Cabinet is aware of all the difficulties they are experiencing....