Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 601: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will clarify the support for an organisation (details supplied) in County Wexford in view of the fact that Framework has been told their contract will not be renewed after May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11445/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 603: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on a submission (details supplied); the mechanism he will put in place to overcome such difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11578/08]

Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 604: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to terminate the contracts of all the agencies nationwide who are supporting the community development programmes which seem to be happening as a result of the recent cutbacks which have also affected the Health Service Executive and which will leave community development programmes, run by unpaid voluntary management committees, without the support they have had to date. [11626/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 605: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of car park spaces available nationally to those working in his Department and in the bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the annual cost of car park spaces rented by his Department and the bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11885/08]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 608: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position on renewal of a contract between his Department and an agency (details supplied) as part of the community development programme. [12003/08]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 617: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to terminate the existing contracts of regional support agencies; the plans to replace this support structure in order to meet the needs of local volunteer management committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12437/08]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 601, 603 to 605, inclusive, 608 and 617 together.

I would like to refer the Deputies to my previous response to Question 433 of 19th February 2008.

My Department cannot extend these publicly procured contracts on an indefinite basis and tenders for support services will be advertised publicly in the very near future as part of the development of future support services for the Programme. A key objective of my Department is to ensure that the skills and talents of the volunteers and staff of Projects are recognised and developed to enable the objectives of the Programme to be realised. To this end, Projects have recently been afforded the opportunity and resources to determine their own particular support requirements in addition to those supports provided and funded centrally by the Department.