Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will support an organisation (details supplied). [4495/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I have responsibility for the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) which was introduced in January 2008 and provides support funding to community based not for profit childcare providers to enable them to charge reduced childcare fees to disadvantaged and low income working parents, and for the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme which came into effect in January of this year.

I understand that the service referred to by the Deputy is participating in both of these schemes and, in 2009, it received CCSS funding of €55,768. I understand that preliminary payments for 2010 have been made to the service, amounting to €13,942 in the case of the CCSS and €3,870 in the case of the ECCE scheme. Services participating in the CCSS and ECCE scheme were required to submit a 2010 return to my Office by 29 January 2010. These returns are now being processed and, when completed, the final amounts payable to participating services will be determined and further payments will be made as appropriate. I am not aware of any other funding amount due to be paid by my Office to the service in question.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 406: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a decision has been made on the daily rate available to the mná tí in the Gaeltacht under the Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge. [4515/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's allocation for 2010 has been reduced. However, I am happy to inform the Deputy that Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge will be maintained in 2010 and that assistance will once again be available for those Gaeltacht households that provide accommodation for students under this scheme. A decision has not yet been made with regard to the specific rate that will apply for 2010 but I hope to be in a position to decide this in the coming weeks.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 407: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil cinneadh déanta maidir leis an ráta laethúil do mhná tí sa Ghaeltacht faoin Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge. [4516/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Mar is eol don Teachta, tá an soláthar airgid atá ar fáil do mo Roinnse i 2010 laghdaithe. É sin ráite, tá áthas orm a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil i gceist agam leanúint le Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoiri Gaeilge i 2010 agus go mbeidh cúnamh ar fáil arís faoin Scéim ó mo Roinnse do na teaghlaigh sa Ghaeltacht a chuireann lóistín ar fáil do na scoláirí. Níl cinneadh déanta go fóill faoin ráta sonrach deontais a bheidh i gceist do 2010 ach tá súil agam go mbeidh ar mo chumas socrú a dhéanamh faoi sin sna seachtainí atá romhainn.