Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding the long-term core funding of an organisation (details supplied) to help facilitate its work in providing support and support mechanisms for practitioners working with young persons at risk; his plans to extend its short-term funding beyond June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14115/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector, under which the organisation referred to by the Deputy has been funded, commenced in 2008 with the aim of providing multi-annual funding to national organisations which provide coalface services to disadvantaged target groups. The three-year contracts were concluded at the end of 2010.

On 2 December 2010, organisations funded under this Scheme were offered an extension to their contract until 31 March 2011. In light of the transfer of the community function to my Department on 1 May, I have decided to roll over the current interim funding until the end of June 2011, in order to allow for a final decision on the assessment process of the new Scheme. Delays in the announcement have been necessitated by the change of Government in March and by the changes in Departmental functions which has occurred under the new Government. The new funding scheme will be in operation from 1 July 2011.