Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 January 2013
121. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has had any meeting since July 2012 with the Consumers Association of Ireland to discuss their funding problems and consumer issues; if there are any plans for follow up meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3170/13]
View answerFollowing my initial meeting with the Consumers’ Association of Ireland on 25th June 2012, I met again with the Association on 20th December 2012 to discuss the details of its application for funding in 2012. In the course of the meeting, the Association provided further detailed information in relation to a marketing project in respect of which it was seeking support and in particular the performance indicators that it intended to employ so as to maximise the value for money from this project. Following the meeting, funding in the amount of €46,865 was approved to support the marketing project. As part of the agreement to provide funding support, the Association has committed to providing my Department with quarterly reports in relation to the various performance indicators identified in respect of the marketing project.
As I have previously stated, it is essential that all public bodies ensure that value for money is a key consideration in any expenditure of public funds and accordingly this has been the main focus of my discussions with the Consumers’ Association of Ireland in relation to its application for funding support.
