Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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838. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 26 June 2018, if a callback will be arranged for the facility on its application (details supplied). [30721/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The number of applications for the Early Years and School Age Capital Programmes for 2018 was exceptionally high and therefore a number of high quality applications were not successful on this occasion.  Applicants were notified of the outcome in May 2018 and the budget was allocated in full at that time.

All applicants who were unsuccessful under the 2018 Capital programmes had the opportunity to request a call-back conversation with Pobal to discuss their application and the appraisal process. They were also advised of the Review procedure.

I understand that the service in question received a feedback call from a member of Pobal's capital team on the 19th of June 2018.  During this call the service provider received feedback on their application including details of the scoring framework used to assess the application. They were also reminded about the formal review process that was available should they choose to access it.

I understand that the service in question did not seek a formal review. The process for requesting such a review is now closed but, if the service has a specific query regarding the appraisal of their application, I would advise that they contact Pobal to discuss this in more detail.