Written answers
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Department of Social Protection
Community Services Programme
2:00 pm
Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the community services programme will be funded in 2012; if any changes are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29325/11]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The community services programme co-funds the services delivered by around 440 community based not-for-profit enterprises across the State. Some â¬47.4 million has been allocated to the programme in 2011. A key requirement of the programme is that the service provider must generate a significant element of their turnover from traded activity or other non-public sources of income. The funding position for the programme in 2012 will be determined in the context of the forthcoming budget. I have no immediate proposals to alter the operation of the programme which currently supports some 2,800 people in full and part time employment.
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