Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Clare has been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32739/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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At present, there are eight Government Departments involved in the disbursement of grants from the DAF. While my Department has an overall management and administrative role in relation to the Dormant Accounts Fund, the management of individual priority measures and disbursement of funds to beneficiaries of these measures is a matter for the relevant lead Department. In relation to the Deputy's enquiry, the measure concerned is the Older Persons Measure and the Department of Health and Children is the lead Department with regard to funding and management of this measure. I understand that there is a difficulty at present and I am raising this with my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children.