Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2012
124 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the UN is leading an initiative for the International Year of Co-Operatives in 2012, if he is planning any measures to encourage the development of the cooperative sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7161/12]
View answerMy Department's involvement with the co-operative sector relates to the provision of funding under the Capital Assistance Scheme to certain Approved Housing Bodies, registered as co-operatives, for the provision of housing for low income families and persons with specific categories of housing need.
My Department also contributes towards the administrative costs of the National Association of Building Co-operatives (NABCo), the national umbrella organisation for housing co-operatives, which provides training, research and advice in the area of co-operative housing.
