Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1535. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be awarded for a project (details supplied). [1057/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model.  Around 425 community organisations are supported under the CSP, with funding provided as a contribution to the costs of a manager and an agreed number of full time equivalent positions. 

The organisation in question submitted a business plan for consideration under the CSP in April 2017.  This application was unsuccessful but the organisation was given an opportunity in Autumn 2017 to submit a revised business plan. This was received by Pobal in mid-December.

Pobal is currently assessing the business plan and is expected to forward a recommendation to my Department within the coming weeks.