Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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163. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/18]

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 organisations are supported under the CSP, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions. The CSP contribution must be co-funded by the organisation concerned from other sources, for example, from income received from the public use of their facilities and services. General administration costs are met from this locally generated income.

The organisation in question has been supported by the CSP since 2006 with a funding contribution towards the cost of a manager and three full-time equivalent posts. However, it has now voluntarily exited the Programme and, in this context, I understand that the organisation will not be required by Pobal to submit audited statements.