Written answers

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Community Alert Programme

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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408. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 1 July 2014 (details supplied), if she will confirm that her Department, in partnership with the Health Service Executive, is providing the same level of funding in 2015 to an association to employ the same level of staffing for the programme, namely, a national co-ordinator and five development staff; if she will confirm that the association produced a valid tax clearance certificate on each occasion it received a funding allocation during 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30376/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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In 2015 as in previous years, my Department is providing funding to Muintir na Tire to support the operation of the Community Alert scheme. I can confirm that it is intended to maintain the same level of funding from my Department as in 2014 (€152,000), and I understand that the HSE is also continuing to fund the scheme. As in previous years my Department is providing funding to support the national administration of the scheme. As I have indicated to the Deputy in response to previous questions, my Department does not employ staff in connection with the scheme and the details of the relevant employment arrangements are a matter for Muintir na Tire. The arrangements for the management of the scheme are of course the subject of ongoing monitoring and discussion with Muintir na Tire, and having regard to the views of An Garda Síochána as the partners in the programme.

In relation to payments made by my Department in this and previous years I am advised that appropriate verification has been obtained in relation to tax compliance and in this regard I understand that the organisation in question has obtained charitable status under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997.

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