Written answers

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Department of Health

Infrastructure Investment Plan

8:00 pm

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 558: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the specific projects that she plans for County Donegal arising from the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012 - 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35825/11]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Under the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme, 2012 - 2016, €8 million has been allocated to my Department for each year from 2012 to 2016. €6.5 million of this funding will be allocated to the Childcare area of my Department. €0.25 million will be used to continue to provide small amounts of grant funding to assist Parent and Toddler groups, particularly in areas of disadvantage. The remaining amount, of €6.25 million will be used to assist community based childcare facilities faced with urgent and essential maintenance work. Funding will be prioritised but not confined to services which have received large-scale capital funding under either the Equal Opportunities Childcare Investment Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) or the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP).

€1.5 million of the funding will be allocated to the Youth Affairs area of my Department to support projects targeted at young people including Youth Cafes. Arrangements for the new funding programmes, including the application process and criteria that will apply, will be announced in the coming months.

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