Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 November 2009
183 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm the funding allocated under the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 in 2009 for counties Sligo, Cavan and Monaghan. [39507/09]
View answerI have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) 2006-2010, under which the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme is being implemented.
The total NCIP funding, including Capital funding, Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS) funding and funding to support the County Childcare Committees (CCC), approved to date in 2009 for counties Sligo, Cavan and Monaghan is as follows:
|
Sligo total |
Capital |
CCSS |
CCC |
|
€2,419,199 |
€925,488 |
€1,186,842 |
€306,869 |
|
Cavan total |
Capital |
CCSS |
CCC |
|
€1,434,765 |
€0 |
€1,127,896 |
€306,869 |
|
Monaghan total |
Capital |
CCSS |
CCC |
|
€3,559,494 |
€1,369,612 |
€1,883,013 |
€306,869 |
The Deputy should note that of the total capital funding approved for Monaghan to date in 2009, €1,272,612 was in respect of grants originally approved in 2007 which were subsequently decommitted. These decommitments were successfully appealed by the applicants and the grants reinstated in 2009.
