Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2009

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Questions (751)

Paul Kehoe

Question:

785 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of an application in respect of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/09]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy John Curran)

Applications for capital funding from my Department for drugs project are made through the relevant Local or Regional Drugs Task Force. I understand that the South East Regional Drugs Task Force (SERDTF) received an application for capital funding from this company and have invited them to make a presentation to the executive committee on April 9th next.

However, I must advise that, given the current financial climate, only limited funding will be available under the Premise Initiative Fund in 2009.