Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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329. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if TUSLA has engaged with a community child care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a funding shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43904/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides funding to this Centre under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) free pre-school year programme, the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme, the Childcare Education and Training Support programme (CETS) and the Community Employment Childcare (CEC) Programme. Details of funding provided for 2013 / 2014 and to date for the funding year 2014/2015 are set out below.

In addition, the Child and Family Agency provided €1,300 in grant aid to this Centre, in 2014. In relation to the highlighted funding shortfall, the Centre was requested by the Agency to submit completed year end accounts along with an application for funding to allow for consideration of the matter by the Agency.

The Child and Family Agency has advised, that to date, neither the accounts nor the application for additional funding have been received by the relevant Area Manager's Office.

Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme