Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made as to the future funding arrangements for a centre (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21739/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has provided funding since 2000 to the project referred to by the Deputy towards programme costs, under the Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk. This project has also been supported by my Department through an annual allocation of 968 teaching hours under the Co-Operation with Other Institutions Scheme since 2001.

This project is among a number of projects which are currently being evaluated by the Evaluation, Support and Research Unit in conjunction with the Inspectorate of the Regional Directorate of my Department. Post-evaluation meetings are currently taking place to provide feedback to the projects involved.

Following the outcome of the evaluation, a decision will be made as to the future funding arrangements and mainstreaming of appropriate projects or models of intervention. Projects will be informed shortly in this regard.