Written answers

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Public Investment Projects

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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110. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his Department, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39651/15]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a resource allocation of €22.614 million in 2015 to support capital developments across a range of programmes and services that includes:

-General Childcare Programmes - €8.250 million

-Youth Organisations and Services - €0.750 million

-National Children’s Detention Facility - €13.614 million

The amounts approved for funding from the overall resource allocation amounts to €22.6 million leaving a balance of €0.014 million. Details of the allocation on a County basis are set out in the following table:

CountyAmount
CARLOW€412,368
CAVAN€56,610
CLARE€153,035
CORK€515,786
DONEGAL €842,189
DUBLIN€15,495,724
GALWAY€544,769
KERRY€305,936
KILDARE€157,950
KILKENNY€335,087
LAOIS€143,104
LEITRIM€217,218
LIMERICK€680,757
LONGFORD€106,058
LOUTH€152,068
MAYO€499,291
MEATH€185,733
MONAGHAN€204,213
OFFALY€93,699
ROSCOMMON€120,468
SLIGO€178,148
TIPPERARY€167,847
WATERFORD€159,952
WESTMEATH€193,693
WEXFORD €114,736
WICKLOW€193,932
Total€22,230,372
Other (National) 370,000
Grand Total 22,600,372

In addition, the Deputy might note that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, also has a capital allocation of €12.386 million at its disposal for 2015. I am informed by Tusla that the amounts currently approved for funding from its resource allocation are as follows:

CountyAmount
Dublin€5,390,826
Other(National)€3,630,000
Grand Total€9,020,826

The balance of funds remains to be allocated by Tusla.

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