James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide funding for the Dyslexia Association of Ireland in order to alleviate poverty, social exclusion and inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24133/10]

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in preparing his Estimates, he will ensure that organisations such as the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, which work to alleviate poverty, social exclusion and inequality, will receive priority in the allocation of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/10]

Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will ensure continued funding of the scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this scheme is vital to allow agencies such as the Dyslexia Association to support financially disadvantaged families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/10]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in the context of the current review of the scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector, he will ensure that a future funding programme prioritises a focus on combating poverty excluding an inequality by supporting organisations that represent and respond to the needs of disadvantaged groups and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24833/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 to 229, inclusive, and 236 together.

The Dyslexia Association of Ireland is funded under my Department's Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector and has been allocated funding of €80,352 in 2010.

Contracts with the various organisations which are being funded under this Scheme are due to expire on 31 December 2010. Officials in my Department are currently carrying out a review to evaluate the Scheme and its operations and I hope that this process will be completed by the autumn. On the basis of the findings of the review, I will consider the options available to me regarding the future of the Scheme.

All organisations involved in the Scheme, including the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, are being consulted as part of the review process. As the Deputies are aware, Departments are currently preparing their initial estimates for 2011. While I cannot at this stage give a commitment to any individual organisation, I will be endeavouring to make the best possible use of the resources available, taking account of the outcome of the review under way at present.