Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 May 2024
220. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of applications approved by Caranua which remain incomplete; the length of time those applications have been ongoing; the timeline for the completion of those application/works, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20716/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraGiven the finite nature of the funding available to it, Caranua announced in May 2018 that it would cease to accept applications from 1 August 2018. After that date, it mainly focussed on processing applications on hand.
As part of this process, Caranua engaged extensively with applicants who had not completed the application process, as well as targeted outreach to certain groups, including survivors who were in prison, and established timelines for the provision of supporting documentation which would enable their applications to be progressed before Caranua was required to wind-down its operations. As the Deputy will appreciate, given the impending exhaustion of the funding available to it, Caranua was not in a position to allow applications to remain open indefinitely.
Caranua finalised all outstanding applications by March 2021.
