Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
564 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene to prevent her Department from discontinuing funding for the community media network project, located in Clonsilla, Dublin 15, which provides community based support and training to other NGOs and community based organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18362/12]
View answerThe company operating this service was not successful in securing a contract under the Community Services Programme for the period 2011 to end 2013. During 2010, some 320 not-for-profit service providers submitted updated business plans to enable renewal of contracts for the funding period 2011 to end 2013. A number of factors were considered during the evaluation of business plans, including, continued eligibility of the service, actual service delivery, compliance and governance arrangements, past performance, reliance on programme funding and revenue generating opportunities from other sources.
The company operating this service was not successful in securing a contract under the Community Services Programme for the period 2011 to end 2013. A number of factors were considered during the evaluation of business plans, including, continued eligibility of the service, actual service delivery, compliance and governance arrangements, past performance, degree of reliance on programme funding and revenue generating opportunities from other sources.
The company was informed of the outcome of the assessment and a contract put in place to allow for the matters identified in the evaluation to be addressed. The position of my Department is that the company has been unable to adequately address the matters and a further extension of the contract could not be offered in the circumstances.
