Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 503: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the necessary finance will be sanctioned for the provision of a resource centre at Kells, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4598/04]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The family and community services resource centre programme provides financial assistance to projects to assist with the staffing and equipping community development activities. The emphasis in the projects is on the involvement of local communities in developing approaches to tackle the problems they face and on creating successful partnerships between the voluntary and statutory agencies in the areas concerned.

Responsibility for the administration of the programme was transferred from my Department to the Family Support Agency upon its establishment on 6 May 2003. I have been advised by the Family Support Agency that no application for funding has been received from any group in Kells, County Kilkenny, for finances to provide a family resource centre. However, should the group wish to make an application under the programme it should contact the family support agency which will advise on the application procedure.