Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when funding will be provided from his Department or any of its agencies to a group (details supplied) to allow to progress their project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33977/08]

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when funding will be released for a project (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [34164/08]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 289 together.

I recently approved funding of approximately €2.3m to support the capital development of 16 projects in Regional Drugs Task Force (RDTF) areas under the Regional Youth Initiative. The project in question was one of those approved in the amount of €437,000.

As part of the conditions of approval, payment or part-payment of the funding will only issue on foot of supporting evidence being submitted of works being satisfactorily completed or at an advanced stage of completion. To date, we have received no such evidence from the project. My officials have been in contact with the co-ordinator in the South East RDTF with a view to progressing this issue.