Written answers

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Department of Health and Children

Child Care Services

10:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the payments to date and the payments yet to be made to a child care group (details supplied) in County Laois in respect of a new child care facility; if she has satisfied herself that all funds paid to date have been used in respect of the particular child care facility; if any outstanding grant payments will be used for this purpose; if she is satisfied with the financial arrangements regarding the provision of the new child care facility being paid for a grant from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29785/10]

Photo of Barry AndrewsBarry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have responsibility for implementing the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), under which capital grant funding is made available to community and commercial child care providers for the development of child care facilities.

In March 2007, the company in question was approved capital grant funding under the NCIP of up to €1 million to develop a child care facility. I understand from Pobal, who assist my Office in administering the NCIP, that €556,848 of the grant has been paid to the company to date for work undertaken on the project. I also understand from Pobal that they are expecting the company to submit a work plan for the completion of the project, following which it would be expected that additional capital funding, not exceeding the total grant approval of €1 million, will be released in respect of eligible expenditure. All NCIP capital grant funding is subject to compliance with strict reporting requirements.

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