Written answers
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Funding
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason funding to an early education centre (details supplied) was cut by a further 5% recently in view of the achievements of the centre since its foundation in 1994 in providing quality education through a pre-school service in a district which has battled problems associated with unemployment and low income over recent decades. [27849/11]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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My Department's main intervention in pre-school services is the Early Start Programme which is a targeted programme for children aged 3-4 who are at risk of educational disadvantage. My Department doesn't fund the Early Education Centre referred to by the Deputy. I understand that this Early Education Centre is funded by the HSE and as this is a direct service provision, the matter has been referred to the HSE for a response to the Deputy
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