Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 876: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on making funding available to a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 in order that a fourth project can be established with State funding which will, in turn, enable a national voluntary organisation to fund a further project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10156/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Aisling Project is a mainstreamed Local Drugs Task Force project in the Ballymun area which is funded by my Department. The main aim of the project is to target children most at risk of early school leaving and children who are experiencing difficulties within their home and community. This mainstreamed project is divided into three units or programmes. Each unit of the project has one full time and two part time workers and caters for up to 35 young people ranging in age from eight to twelve. This project has been allocated €330k in 2007 compared to an original allocation in 2004 of €256k, an increase of €74k or 29% in just three years.

The deputy should note that as there is no scope within my Department's Mainstreamed Local Drugs Task Force Grant-In-Aid allocation to facilitate requests for additionality in 2007, applications for additional resources should be made to relevant line sections of my Department for consideration.