Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason no response issued to a query raised (details supplied). [31887/16]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding that has been made available to a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo in the past 12 months. [31888/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 326 and 327 together.

At present, there are 6 community employment (CE) participants in place to support the operation of the Michael Davitt Museum. There was no other direct funding from my Department to the Michael Davitt Museum in the past twelve months.

A proposal was made by the Michael Davitt Museum for funding under the Community Services Programme (CSP) in August 2016. The group was advised on 30 September that Pobal will be in contact with them to progress their proposal. The group will be required to work with Pobal to undertake an in-depth business planning process to determine the overall suitability and the resource requirements of their proposal in line with CSP criteria. Pobal is contracted by the Department to undertake the financial and contract management for the CSP. A decision on the proposal by the group cannot be made until this process is complete.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.