Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 30 November 2010, his views on the prospects of the application for the additional FTE so that the relevant organisation will be able to plan this month for the services it will provide next year, given the short amount of time left in this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I have in recent days approved the offer of funding for this co-operative to contribute to the cost of employing a manager and four and a half full-time equivalent staff members for three years from the 1st January 2011. As indicated in my reply of 30th November 2010, the contract is subject to satisfactory performance of the services, continued provision of resources for the Community Services Programme and the continued eligibility of activities undertaken by the co-operative. The additional staffing requirement is reflected in the contract offer. The co-operative will be required to generate significant additional resources from its activities over the course the contract in order to maintain this level of Programme support.