Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Department of Rural and Community Development
Meals-on-Wheels Services
Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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714. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason she did not respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the provision of four additional community services programme FTE posts to deliver a countywide meals and wheels operation in County Clare; if she will provide the up-to-date position in relation to this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9729/23]
Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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My department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 420 community organisations to provide employment opportunities and the delivery of local services through a social enterprise model.
I wish to advise the Deputy that a letter was issued on 13 December 2022 from my office to the manager of the organisation in question, in response to their correspondence regarding plans to extend the meals on wheels service and their request for additional staff resources to be funded under CSP. This letter advised that, in view of the restructuring of the CSP Programme and the transition of existing organisations supported under CSP to the new programme in January 2023, applications for additional resources were not being considered at that time. The response from my office also advised that while the programme is currently closed to new applicants, the organisation could provide their details to the department's dedicated email address csp@drcd.gov.ie and would be contacted should a new call be announced. Finally I wish to advise that it is my intention to re-open the CSP Programme to new applicants shortly.
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