Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 209 of 13 December 2011 if she will issue a once off grant for the necessary material and equipment to the rural social scheme in North and East Kerry Development to carry out this work. [41205/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that a very wide range of community services and works can be delivered with the support of the programmes and schemes that are funded by my Department. However, the Department of Social Protection does not provide the form of grant suggested by the Deputy and has no proposals to do so. My information is that funding for this type of work is likely to be more appropriate to other statutory bodies or Kerry County Council. I would draw the Deputy's attention to the requirements outlined in my previous reply that work undertaken by the various programmes and schemes must not displace works that are the proper responsibility of statutory bodies or local authorities.