Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1077: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are developments concerning the provision of funding for a new child care centre at Rathkeale, County Limerick. [40286/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Responsibility for the National Child Care Investment Programme 2006-2010 has been assigned to the Department of Health and Children as part of the establishment of the new office of the Minister of State with responsibility for children under Deputy Brian Lenihan. With regard to the application for capital grant assistance under the equal opportunities child care programme 2000-06, I understand that the community based group in question was approved capital funding of €1.4 million in November 2005.

I understand from inquiries I have made that Pobal — formerly known as Area Development Management Ltd. — which administers the programme, is currently in dialogue with the group and is awaiting further information from it to progress the revision of its application to reflect the level of capital grant assistance approved.