Written answers
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Family Resource Centres
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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425. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in its efforts to secure capital funding from Pobal for the development of a purpose-built centre on land due to be transferred to the centre by South Dublin County Council in St. Cuthbert’s Park. [2761/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department was allocated €70m in the National Development Plan for early learning and childcare. This will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare across three pillars: Building Blocks - Improvement Grant, Building Blocks - Capacity Grant and Building Blocks - Innovation Grant.
My Department has allocated €9m in 2023 for the Building Blocks - Improvement Grant. Grants range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit.
Services that sign up for the Core Funding Scheme were eligible to apply for this Grant. The closing date for applications was 16thDecember 2022.
Pobal are now appraising applications received and I am advised that successful applicants will be notified in March.
Details of the Building Blocks - Capacity Grant are being finalised and will be announced in the coming months.
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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426. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process by which a child and family centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22 can apply for Pobal funding for the provision of a new child and family centre. [2762/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department was allocated €70m in the National Development Plan for early learning and childcare. This will enable significant capital investment in early learning and childcare across three pillars: Building Blocks - Improvement Grant, Building Blocks - Capacity Grant and Building Blocks - Innovation Grant.
My Department has allocated €9m in 2023 for the Building Blocks - Improvement Grant. Grants range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit.
Services that sign up for the Core Funding Scheme were eligible to apply for this Grant. The closing date for applications was 16thDecember 2022.
Pobal are now appraising applications received and I am advised that successful applicants will be notified in March.
Details of the Building Blocks - Capacity Grant are being finalised and will be announced in the coming months.
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