Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to support community based groups involved in the various projects which have previously received support or might be eligible to receive support under the schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9260/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that my Department supports a broad range of community based groups across a wide range of programmes including local and community development, rural development, Gaeltacht, islands, volunteering and drugs strategy. It is obviously necessary to take account of the current economic reality and of the pressure on the public finances in the operation of these schemes and inevitably there will have to be changes affecting the funding of schemes. Against that background, priority will be given to frontline services.