Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2017
269. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons a company (details supplied) ceased to provide services in June 2017 despite the fact that they had a contract with Pobal under the community services programme with funding in place until December 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45309/17]
View answer273. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of funding that was allocated to a company (details supplied) under the community services programme in each of the years 2010 to 2017; and the level of staffing including full and part time in the company in each of the years 2017 to 2017, in tabular form. [45313/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 273 together.
As the Deputy is aware, the Community Services Programme (CSP) provides financial support to community companies that provide revenue generating services of a socially inclusive nature. The CSP works on a social-enterprise model which means that it does not fully fund contract holders but requires that they generate revenue by charging fees or raising funds. All CSP recipients are obliged to meet these criteria. These social enterprises also remain responsible for their own budgets and financial liabilities.
The organisation referred to by the Deputy received funding under the CSP for one manager and 4.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) posts. This equates to funding in the order of €117,648 per annum.
The organisation had a contract with Pobal up to 31st of December 2017 and was due to submit a business plan to re-contract this year. The company contacted Pobal stating its intention to voluntarily exit the programme and have since submitted exit documents. Pobal has had numerous communications with the board of the company during this year and a number of avenues were explored to help the company to remain in the programme. However, the company made the final decision and are proceeding with the exit process earlier than their current contract end date.
The Deputy will appreciate that any further information as to why this decision was taken should be addressed directly to the Board of Management of the company.
Table 1 shows the level of funding provided to the company and the staff numbers that were supported under the CSP in each of the years 2010 to 2017.
Table 1
|
Year |
Support Fund |
Level of Funding |
Cash on Hand |
Total |
FTE |
Manager |
|
2010 |
€117,648.00 |
- |
€117,648.00 |
4.5 |
1 |
|
|
2011 |
€117,648.00 |
€2,430.00 |
€115,218.00 |
4.5 |
1 |
|
|
2012 |
€117,648.50 |
€117,648.50 |
4.5 |
1 |
||
|
2013 |
€117,648.50 |
€117,648.50 |
4.5 |
1 |
||
|
2014 |
€117,648.50 |
€117,648.50 |
4.5 |
1 |
||
|
2015 |
€117,648.50 |
€117,648.50 |
4.5 |
1 |
||
|
2016 |
€4,200.00 |
€117,648.50 |
€19.00 |
€121,829.50 |
4.5 |
1 |
|
2017 |
€1,036.54 |
€49,774.36* |
€6,199.13 |
€44,611.77 |
4.5 |
1 |
*Level of funding taking exit date as 2nd of June 2017 - final expenditure to be agreed .
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
