David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 919: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social inclusion units in local authorities and locations of same; the function of the units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10575/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A total of eight local authority social inclusion units have been established to date, with assistance (including ongoing financial support) from my Department. These units are located in the following local authorities:

Cork City Council

Dublin City Council

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Limerick City Council

Louth County Council

South Dublin County Council

Waterford City Council

Wicklow County Council

The units have wide ranging functions in relation to promoting social inclusion across the activities of their local authorities and working with other agencies operating at local level in this area. In line with a commitment in Towards 2016 arrangements will be made to extend the units to half of all county and city councils by the end of 2008. My Department will also provide financial support to the new units as well as to the existing ones.