Written answers
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Community Employment Schemes
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria used to determine if a community employment project can have an increased materials grant per participant and per project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43738/20]
Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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Community Employment (CE) supports projects that provide work experience for long term unemployed persons to assist them entering the open labour market on exit from the CE scheme, while at the same time providing valuable community services. These can be in the areas such as social care, childcare services, heritage, arts, culture, tourism, sport and the environment. The programme is delivered through independent CE sponsoring authorities that operate in the community and voluntary sector.
CE sponsoring authorities receive annual contracts from my Department which fund the employment of both CE participants and CE supervisors. Funding is also provided towards training and material costs. The materials grant is a contribution towards the running costs of the scheme and covers consumable services and materials necessary for the effective operation of the CE project including such items as Employers and Public Liability Insurances, tools, stationery, audit fees, bank charges (excluding bank interest), protective clothing and the hiring of equipment.
Materials funding is provided to CE sponsoring authorities in accordance with their requirements, where necessary. The Department provided an additional materials funding of €2 million in Budget 2019 and this additional provision was allocated to the projects that identified a requirement for additional materials funding.
If a CE sponsoring authority is seeking further funding under the materials grant, they should make an application through the Department's Community Development Officer assigned to them.
If the Deputy’s question relates to a particular CE sponsoring authority he can forward the related details to my officials, who will follow up with the relevant area.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide details of the community employment projects in Dublin 6W, Dublin 8, Dublin 10, Dublin 12 and Dublin 20, respectively, in tabular form; the number of supervisors and participants per project; the rate of materials grant they are on; and the reason they are not on the higher grant if that is the case in each one. [43739/20]
Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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The Community Employment (CE) materials grant is a contribution towards the running costs of the scheme and covers consumable services and materials necessary for the effective operation of the CE project. Materials funding is provided to CE sponsoring authorities in accordance with their requirements, where necessary and is paid on agreed and receipted expenditure only.
The following are details of the Community Employment projects in Dublin 6W, 8, 10, 12 and 20 including the approved number of Supervisors, Assistant Supervisors and participants in each project.
| ORGANISATION NAME | LOCATION | APPROVED SUPERVISORS | APPROVED ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS | APPROVED PARTICIPANTS | TOTAL APPROVED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARA CHESHIRE HOME SES SCHEME | DUBLIN 20 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| WEST DUBLIN DISABILITY SERVICES CO | DUBLIN 20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| CASADH CO LTD BY GUARANTEE | DUBLIN 12 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 59 |
| TURAS TRAINING CO LTD | DUBLIN 12 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 56 |
| THE DAISY CHAIN COMMUNITY CRECHE CO | DUBLIN 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
| ENERGY ACTION CO LTD BY GU | DUBLIN 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 40 |
| DRIMNAGH CASTLE RESTORATION PROJECT | DUBLIN 12 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| DRIMNAGH DEVELOPMENT GRP | DUBLIN 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 27 |
| LIBERTIES RECYCLING TRAINING & DECD | DUBLIN 12 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 51 |
| LOURDES CELTIC | DUBLIN 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 37 |
| ADDICTION RESPONSE CRUMLIN LTD | DUBLIN 12 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 101 |
| THE MATT TALBOT COMMUNITY TRUST | DUBLIN 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 20 |
| BALLYFERMOT STAR CO LTD BY | DUBLIN 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 46 |
| BLUEBELL WOMENS GRP | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 |
| MARKIEWICZ COMMUNITY CENTRE CLG | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 |
| ORCHARD COMMUNITY DEV CENTRE | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
| DTEN COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROJECT | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 23 |
| LONGMEADOWS BALLYFERMOT PITCH & PUT | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
| GURTEEN YOUTH COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
| CHILDCARE COMMUNITY BUSINESS CO | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| BALLYFERMOT RESOURCE CENTRE PROJECT | DUBLIN 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
| DOLPHIN HSE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 31 |
| SOPHIA HOUSING ASSOC CO | DUBLIN 8 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 68 |
| ST MACHLS PRSH CMMNTY EMPL SCHEME | Dulbin 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 35 |
| FOUNTAIN RESOURCE GRP CO LTD | DUBLIN 8 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 57 |
| OBLATE COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT CO | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 30 |
| CITY OF DUBLIN EDUCATION & TRAINING | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 |
| SICCDA | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 21 |
| MERCY FAMILY CENTRE | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 24 |
| AGE ACTION IRL LTD | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 46 |
| IRISH ATHLETIC BOXING ASSOC | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| RIALTO DEVELOPMENT ASSOC LTD | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 26 |
| ST JOHN OF GOD BROS | DUBLIN 8 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 55 |
| RADE CO LTD BY GUARANTEE | DUBLIN 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| COMMUNITY LYNKS PROJECT LTD | DUBLIN 8 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 56 |
| DOVE COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROJECT | DUBLIN 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
| FATIMA COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROJECT | DUBLIN 8 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 61 |
| THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CEP CO | DUBLIN 6W | 1 | 0 | 26 | 27 |
The materials grant is calculated on a number of factors, one of which is the ability of a project to raise its own income. On the basis this information is considered to be business sensitive and therefore my Department is not in a position to release this data.
If a CE sponsoring authority is seeking further funding under the materials grant, they should make an application through the Department's Community Development Officer assigned to them.
If the Deputy’s question relates to a particular CE sponsoring authority he can forward the related details to my officials, who will follow up with the relevant area.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
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