Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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842. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reverse the cuts to the scheme to support national organisations and restore funding to all organisations who were previously funded under it. [11820/15]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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843. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding support for an organisation under the scheme to support national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/15]

Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)
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873. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend funding in respect of organisations (details supplied), following the two reviews that took place; and when he will make the announcement. [11333/15]

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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905. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in dealing conclusively and sustainably with the scheme to support national organisations' funding of neurological charities, in view of the fact that last year's arrangement was interim and was not to extend beyond June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11862/15]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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923. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the scheme to support national organisations; and if he will further provide a time frame for a decision on appeals that were submitted to him in October 2014. [12162/15]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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924. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the cost of re-instating the scheme to support national organisations to all organisations; if he will reverse his decision to withdraw this funding; and if he will provide a commitment to implement a disability inclusion funding scheme. [12163/15]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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925. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is collaborating with his colleagues in the Department of Health to address the funding required to community organisations for the National Dementia Strategy. [12164/15]

Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 842, 843, 873, 905 and 923 to 925, inclusive, together.

The funding Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. Applications for a new round of funding, which commenced on 1 July 2014, were subject to an appraisal process. 55 applications were approved for funding for the two-year period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2016. A number of previously funded organisations were not funded on this occasion.

Pobal were asked to undertake the management of the scheme and, in that context, put in place a dedicated team to deal with any inquiries from applicants and to provide detailed feedback. Furthermore, an appeals process was put in place, on foot of which Pobal submitted a report, which is currently being considered.

On 18 July 2014, it was announced that bridging funding of €1.4million would be allocated for a twelve month period to a number of previously funded health, disability and other organisations that were not approved for funding under the new scheme, pending the carrying out of a review of the public funding of national organisations in the health and disability sector. This bridging funding in 2014/2015 will enable organisations to plan for their future, whether with or without State support, such as that provided under the SSNO. Details of the bridging funding provided to the various organisations referred to by the Deputies are set out in the table below.

It should be noted that t he review process is well underway and is being advanced in consultation with the Department of Health. The review is designed to rationalise the funding of these organisations to ensure efficiency in the use of public money and avoidance of duplication, while providing appropriate support to organisations working in the sector. The Health Service Executive and Pobal are also participating in the review. All organisations in receipt of bridging funding have been contacted to make submissions as part of the review process. I intend to complete and publish the outcome of the review in the coming months.