Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 October 2006
102 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of community run creches supported by his Department in the Kildare north constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31473/06]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children.
Under the programmes data is disaggregated on a county rather than a constituency level. To date, almost €9.4 million has been allocated under the Programmes to County Kildare. Of this, over €5 million in capital and staffing grant assistance has been allocated to 10 community based/not for profit childcare providers in County Kildare under the EOCP. The following Table A lists these grant approvals.
Childcare services in County Kildare can also avail of a wide range of training and other quality enhancing initiatives offered by the Kildare County Childcare Committee which is funded under the EOCP.
|
Name of Community/Not-for-Profit |
Total approved |
|
€ |
|
|
Community Capital |
|
|
Ballymore Eustace Community Development Association |
24,412 |
|
Athy Travellers Group |
64,070 |
|
Súgradh Community Out-of-School Playcare Service, Celbridge |
35,074 |
|
Allenwood Community Development Association Ltd |
1,130,000 |
|
The Creche, National University of Ireland |
1,000,000 |
|
Lakeside Highfield Darapark (LHD) Family Resource Centre |
598,850 |
|
Naomh Bríde Community Playgroup |
398,800 |
|
School age capital and staffing |
|
|
Athy Travellers Group |
3,174 |
|
Athy Travellers Group |
133,322 |
|
Staffing |
|
|
Lakeside Highfield Darapark (LHD) Family Resource Centre |
187,286 |
|
Athy Community Development Project |
136,824 |
|
Súgradh Community Out-of-School Playcare Service |
114,441 |
|
Athy Travellers Group |
133,322 |
|
Allenwood Community Development Association Ltd |
200,000 |
|
Athy Community Development |
76,667 |
|
Newbridge Family Resource Centre |
164,750 |
|
Athy Travellers Group |
29,624 |
|
Súgradh Community Out-of-School Playcare Service |
80,500 |
|
Athy Community Development |
122,400 |
|
Newbridge Family Resource Centre |
281,800 |
|
Athy Travellers Group |
119,300 |
|
Flinters Estate Community Group |
50,700 |
|
Total Kildare community capital and staffing |
5,085,318 |
