Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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279. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for funding by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6277/18]

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. 

A targeted call for proposals issued under Strand 3 of the CSP in 2017 and an application was received by the organisation in question.  All applications have been assessed and new entrants to the programme will be approved and announced shortly.