Written answers

Thursday, 9 April 2009

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Community Development

5:00 pm

Photo of Catherine ByrneCatherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Pobal has withdrawn its contract from an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 12 and will cease funding of this partnership which represents an area containing three of the five most disadvantaged areas here and that this organisation was informed at a very late stage, after staff were put on protective notice, about an appeals procedure which is not set down in Pobal's operational guidelines; if he will commit to retaining a community based partnership in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14884/09]

Photo of John CurranJohn Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is aware of the issues and process that led to the Pobal decision to withdraw the LDSIP contract from the organisation in question. I do not see an interventionist role for me in the matter. My Department and Pobal are working to secure arrangements so that the area will receive the necessary resources from a range of relevant programmes.

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