Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry without further bureaucracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16659/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The group referred to in the question received funding in February 2010. Groups are requested to account for such funding within six months, and, as part of the relevant accounting procedure, each of the beneficiaries signs a beneficiary form which is countersigned by a group representative. These forms were not completed in this case. A member of the group contacted my Department to explain that the beneficiaries had signed the receipt, which was submitted by the group, from the equipment supplier. My Department confirmed that this was acceptable on this occasion. The group has been asked to provide a statement signed by the Chairman and Treasurer to the effect that the grant was used for the purpose for which it was made.