Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the categories of funding available to local authorities through her Department; the amount of funding provided for each scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43729/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department makes funding to local authorities through 2 main programmes - Employment Schemes and the School Meals Programme.  In 2016, funding of €7.8m was made to local authorities.  The figure for 2017 was €7.0m.

Funding provided to Local Authorities by the Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection, 2016-2017: