Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 16 Apr 2003

Vol. 565 No. 4

Written Answers. - Social Inclusion Programme.

Róisín Shortall

Question:

179 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent correspondence from ADM to area partnerships informing them of a 7% budget cut, in the case of the larger partnerships; the reason moneys spent in 2002 but not yet drawn down are now being deferred until 2004; the reason such sums have been deducted from the allocations for 2003; his views on whether such a means of calculating allocations has resulted in an effective budget cut of between 25% and 40% for some partnerships; the implications of these cuts for legal contracts which have been signed between partnerships and community organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11254/03]

Brian O'Shea

Question:

180 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the Area Development Management Limited budget for 2002 was overspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11307/03]

Brian O'Shea

Question:

181 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals he has in regard to assisting area partnerships which have committed NDP moneys in 2002 and must now make payment from the 2003 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/03]

Brian O'Shea

Question:

182 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals he has to provide for the payment of statutory redundancy to employees of area partnerships who become redundant because of cutbacks in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/03]

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Éamon Ó Cuív)

I propose to answer Question Nos. 179, 180, 181 and 182 together.

The Deputies will be aware that Area Development Management or ADM Ltd. manages the local development social inclusion programme on behalf of my Department. Allocations from within the budget available for the programme in 2003 were recently agreed by the board of ADM and notified to each partnership and community group. ADM must manage the programme from within the budget available in my Department's Vote. This year the vote of my Department for local development-social inclusion measures is €44.6 million, compared to an allocation of €47.6 million in 2002. This represents a decrease of 6% in the Vote. In December 2002, an additional allocation of €6 million was made to ADM Ltd. by my Department.

Some area partnership companies and community groups may have had expectation of carrying over commitments and unspent money into 2003. This might have arisen because prior to 2000, under the previous national plan this scheme was EU funded on a multinational funding basis. However, as this scheme is now Exchequer funded, my Department has to operate it on an annual cash basis and not, as previously administered, on an annual accrual basis. ADM is working with the area partnerships to minimise, as far as possible, the impact of the reduction in funding this year.

Finally, the provision for the payment of statutory redundancy pay is a matter that the area partnerships will have to consider under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967-01.

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

183 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funds allocated by his Department to each area partnership company in the past five years; if he will make a statement on the reductions in funding for this year; the reason this funding is not available from the moneys proposed on the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11325/03]

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Éamon Ó Cuív)

The Deputy will be aware that ADM manages the local development social inclusion programme on behalf of my Department. Allocations from within the budget available for the programme in 2003 were recently agreed by the board of ADM and notified to each partnership and community group. ADM must manage the programme from within the budget available in my Department's Vote. Reductions in available funding for 2003 are being managed on a sliding scale, ranging from 4%-7%, depending on the annual budget of the partnership/community group.

I am working with ADM and the partnerships to minimise as far as possible the impact of the reduction in funding this year. Details of allocations to area partnership companies, community groups and employment pacts for 2003 follow. For payments prior to 2002 I refer the Deputy to ADM's annual report for the year in question.

The expected allocation for 2003 is the allocation for the three years 2001-03 divided by three. As the Department accounts on a cash payment basis, no carry over of unspent allocation from 2001 and 2003 has been included in the expected allocation.

Partnership	Expected Allocations 2003	Actual Allocations 2003	Percentage Change (%)
	(€)	(€)
Ballyfermot Partnership	770,308	716,386	7%
Ballymun Partnership	914,211	850,217	7%
Blanchardstown Partnership	825,330	735,001	7%
Canal Communities Partnership	825,330	767,557	7%
Bray Partnership	888,817	826,599	7%
Cavan Partnership	825,330	767,557	7%
Clondalkin Partnership	1,206,251	1,121,814	7%
Cork City Partnership	1,269,738	1,180,856	7%
Cumas Teo Partnership	736,448	692,261	6%
Donegal Local Development	1,168,159	1,086,396	7%
Drogheda Partnership	850,725	791,174	7%
Dublin Inner City Partnership	1,206,251	1,121,814	7%
Dundalk Employment Partnership	888,817	826,599	7%
Finglas/Cabra Partnership	1,206,251	1,121,814	7%
Galway City Partnership	838,027	779,365	7%
Galway County Partnership	1,168,159	1,086,388	7%
Inishowen Partnership	787,238	732,131	7%
KWCD Partnership	1,015,790	944,685	7%
Leitrim Partnership	799,935	743,940	7%
Longford Partnership	799,935	743,940	7%
Meitheal Mhaigheo Partnership	1,117,370	1,039,154	7%
MFG Teo – Donegal Gaeltacht	787,238	732,131	7%
Monaghan Partnership	850,725	791,174	7%
Northside Partnership	1,206,251	1,121,814	7%
OAK Partnership	799,934	743,940	7%
PAUL (Limerick) Partnership	1,206,251	1,121,814	7%
Roscommon Partnership	799,935	743,940	7%
Sligo Partnership	761,843	708,514	7%
South Kerry Partnership	857,073	797,078	7%
Southside Partnership	1,047,534	974,207	7%
Tallaght Partnership	1,206,251	1,121,814	7%
Tralee Partnership	825,330	767,557	7%
Waterford City Partnership	888,817	826,599	7%
Waterford County Partnership	298,136	283,229	5%
Westmeath Community Developmnt	730,099	655,767	6%
Wexford Area Partnership	888,817	826,599	7%
Wexford County Partnership	1,237,995	1,151,335	7%
West Limerick Resources	761,843	708,514	7%

Community Group	Expected Allocations 2003	Actual Allocations 2003	Percentage Change (%)
	€	€
Action South Kildare	666,612	626,616	6%
Arklow Community Enterprise Ltd.	228,553	219,411	4%
Athlone Community Taskforce	292,040	277,438	5%
Avondhu Development Group	380,921	361,875	5%
Ballon & Rathoe DevelopmentAssociation	63,487	60,947	4%

Community Group	Expected Allocations 2003	Actual Allocations 2003	Percentage Change (%)
	€	€
Ballyhoura Development Ltd	539,639	507,260	6%
Bantry Integrated Development Group	266,645	253,313	5%
Borrisokane Area Development Network	171,415	164,558	4%
Carlow Area Network Development Organisation	603,126	566,938	6%
Castlecomer District Community Development Network	253,948	241,250	5%
Clonmel Community Partnership	253,948	241,250	5%
Rathmines Information Centre	317,435	301,563	5%
Cooperation Fingal	253,948	241,251	5%
East Cork Development Ltd	351,071	336,367	5%
Eiri Corca Baiscinn	406,316	386,000	5%
Ennis West Partners	165,066	158,063	4%
IRD Duhallow	507,895	477,422	6%
Kilkenny Action Neywork	253,948	241,250	5%
Lucan 2000	152,369	152,369	0%
Meithael Mhuscrai/ Comhar Dhuibhne	279,342	268,169	4%
Mountmellick Development Association	266,645	253,313	5%
Navan Travellers	152,369	146,274	4%
Nenagh Community Network	184,122	176,748	4%
North Kerry Together Ltd	406,316	386,000	5%
North Meath Community Development Association	285,691	271,407	5%
Obair Newmarket on Fergus Ltd	165,066	158,463	4%
Portlaoise Community Action Project Ltd	177,763	170,653	4%
Roscrea 2000 Ltd	222,204	213,316	4%
Sliabh Luachra	304,737	289,500	5%
TIDE	190,461	182,842	4%
Tullamore Wider options	177,763	170,653	4%
West Offaly Integrated Development Partnership	241,250	231,600	4%
Wicklow Working Together	177,763	170,653	4%

Employment Pact	Expected Allocations 2003	Actual Allocations 2003	Percentage Change (%)
	(€)	(€)
Dundalk / Drogheda	241,250	219,538	9%
West Meath	203,158	184,187	9%
Dublin	444,408	404,411	9%
Limerick	266,645	242,647	9%