Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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584. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a community group (details supplied) can expect to receive a response from Pobal to correspondence it sent to the body in which it queries the funding options available for the appointment of a project administrator through the community services programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14197/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The community services programme (CSP) is designed to address gaps in the delivery of key local services, to tackle disadvantage and to ensure that community facilities are utilised. It provides valuable resourcing for service delivery undertaken by not-for-profit companies and co-operatives in communities around the country.

This group referred to by the Deputy is not currently in receipt of funding under CSP. The first step for this group is to submit an expression of interest. To this end, an expression of interest document and guidance note to assist in its completion has been e-mailed to the group.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.