Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in relation to the 2007 allocations under the young people's facilities and services fund, he will set out the value of the applications for funding received from each of the local drugs task forces plus Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities and Carlow Town; and if he will set out the actual amount allocated in each case. [22449/07]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I recently announced a capital investment of nearly €7m to support 42 projects under the Young Peoples Facilities & Services Fund (YPFSF). Details of the successful projects are set out in my press release of 24th September, which is available on my Department's website, through the following link: http://www.pobail.ie/en/PressReleases/ file,8610,en.doc

The value of the applications for funding received and the amounts allocated in each of the 18 YPFSF areas is as follows at Appendix A. The 18 areas include the 14 Local Drugs Task Force areas.

In addition, three capital applications, totalling €1.075m, were approved for funding earlier this year — Finglas Cabra — €290,000 (two projects), Waterford — €335,000 (two projects) and Bray — €450,000 (three projects). Therefore, the total amount approved for capital projects this year to date is approx. €8m.

On the current side, an amount of €436,500 was allocated to four projects in further current funding in 2007 (€10,000 — Finglas/Cabra; €206,500 — Galway; €161,000 — Ballymun and €59,000 — Ballyfermot). Overall, just over €12.9m is being provided by my Department in 2007 to cover the current costs associated with the YPFSF (staffing and associated costs).