Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will maintain the level of funding for national organisations in the community and voluntary sector in 2011. [43599/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 64 organisations are supported under my Department's Funding Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector and funding in the order of €16.6m has been provided over the three year period 2008-2010.

Contracts under this scheme are due to expire on 31 December 2010. An evaluation of the scheme, which included a consultation exercise with the organisations involved in the scheme, has been completed. On foot of the review, I anticipate that my Department will be in contact shortly with all organisations involved in the current scheme regarding arrangements for 2011 and subsequent years.

As the Deputy will be aware, all Departments are currently involved in a detailed budgetary estimates process for 2011. At this stage, it is not possible to indicate precise levels of funding for specific schemes. However, the Deputy can be assured that I will endeavour to support frontline services to the greatest extent feasible and to make the best possible use of the resources available to me.