Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which he envisages the rural social scheme will be funded into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22703/04]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As outlined in the budget statement in December 2003 by the Minister for Finance, funding for the rural social scheme in 2004 is to be provided from the dormant accounts fund as well as from savings in social welfare payments of the amounts that would have been payable to participants if they were not on the scheme. Discussions are currently under way with the Department of Finance in regard to my Department's Estimate for 2005, including provision for the rural social scheme.