Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of privately run child care facilities closed nationally and in north Tipperary as a result of failure to comply with child care regulations in 2005 and 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36931/06]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Where a Question relates to a service provided by the HSE on a national basis or requests statistical information in relation to a service covering a period of years, it may require the collation of information from a number of different sources. The collation of such information is coordinated and monitored by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to ensure that a complete and comprehensive reply is compiled and issued in response to these Questions. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the grant aid paid to a facility (details supplied) in County Limerick for each of the past three years; and the reason this grant is being reduced. [36932/06]

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 Office of the Minister for Children. To date, the Group in question has been awarded a total of €8,349 in capital grant assistance under the EOCP and has also been awarded a total of €215,865, up to 31 December 2007, towards the staffing costs of the project. I understand that the Group has submitted a request for additional staffing funding for the breakfast club element of their school age project. This application is currently undergoing a thorough assessment by Pobal, which is engaged to carry out detailed assessments of all EOCP applications.

When the assessment is complete, the application will be considered by the Programme Appraisal Committee before a decision on funding is made by the Secretary General of this Department. The Group will be informed of the Secretary General's decision in due course.