Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 October 2021
647. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the fire safety grant is still open and available to providers; the breakdown of funding allocated and funding drawn down in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/21]
View answerIn January 2021, I launched a capital funding programme to make fire safety grants available to early learning and childcare services. The purpose of the grants, which were between €1, 000 and €10, 000, was to support services to carry out remedial works required to receive a Fire Safety Certificate. The closing date for applications was 2 March 2021, with all spending to be completed by 30 November 2021.
My Department received 638 applications for a total of €4,991,963 in funding under the fire safety grant programme. €4,689,904 has been paid up to 15 October 2021.
