Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a capital grant under the equal opportunities child care programme will be decided in relation to a creche (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34005/06]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 -2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the newly established Office of the Minister for Children.

I understand that the project in question has submitted an application for capital grant assistance under the NCIP. I understand from enquires I have made that this application is currently under appraisal. Each application undergoes a thorough assessment by Pobal, formerly known as Area Development Management Ltd., which is engaged to administer the Programme.

Following completion of the assessment, the application will be considered by the Programme Appraisal Committee, before a decision is made regarding funding. The applicant will be informed of the outcome of the assessment in due course.