Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 December 2013
91. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding East Clare Community Co-Op Society Ltd has received from her Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53409/13]
View answerEast Clare Community Co-Operative Society Limited has received funds under the Community Services for a number of years. The funds are provided as a contribution to the management and delivery of a range of services to the community of Scarriff and its environs. The Community Services Programme requires that those in receipt of funds operate on a community business or social enterprise model. Under the terms of the Programme, East Clare Co-operative is required to generate a significant proportion of the income needed to resource and develop its services from non-public sources. Grants to beneficiaries of the CSP are paid in the form of a contribution to wages. In 2010, €41,438 was paid to the co-operative, €41,520 was paid in 2011, €43,441 in 2012 and €39,878 has been paid thus far in 2013.
