Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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577. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his view on the case or a person (details supplied) regarding their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41651/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides support from the Community Services Programme (CSP) to the service provider referred to by the Deputy. Under the CSP service providers must operate community or social enterprises that are able to deliver tangible and tradable services and are capable of generating non-public revenues from their operations by way of charging fees, sales and/or fundraising.

Service providers are independent companies and are wholly responsible for the contracting and employment of staff to run their operations without interference from the Department. The service provider referred to by the Deputy has received a consistent level of funding from the CSP for the contract period 2017-2019, as for the previous contracts.