Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2023
210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community-based organisations supported by her Department's community services programme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46918/23]
View answerMy Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports 420 community-based organisations, supporting 437 services to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP provides an annual co-funding contribution towards each full-time equivalent (FTE) position being supported, and, where warranted, towards the cost of employing a manager.
Qualifying organisations must be social enterprises capable of generating income from their activities in order to meet the full salary costs of the supported posts, for example, from income received from the public use of facilities and services.
The number, by county, of organisations currently supported is set out in the table below.
A new call for applications under the CSP was launched on 6th March last with a budget of €1 million in 2023. 197 stage 1 Concept Notes were received, following which 33 successful stage 1 applicants were invited to submit a full application under stage 2. Of these 33 organisations, 27 have submitted full applications and these are currently being assessed by Pobal, who administer the programme on behalf of the Department. It is expected that all stage 2 applicants who have submitted a full application will be notified of the outcome in November.
In addition, a call for applications for additional staff support from organisations currently funded under the CSP programme was launched on 1st September, with a closing date of 29th September. Applications received are currently being assessed by Pobal and it is anticipated that notifications will issue to organisations in early 2024.
|
County |
No of Organisations |
|
Carlow |
3 |
|
Cavan |
4 |
|
Clare |
11 |
|
Cork |
27 |
|
Donegal |
41 |
|
Dublin City |
27 |
|
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown |
5 |
|
Fingal |
16 |
|
Galway |
21 |
|
Kerry |
15 |
|
Kildare |
6 |
|
Kilkenny |
7 |
|
Laois |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
17 |
|
Limerick |
20 |
|
Longford |
5 |
|
Louth |
12 |
|
Mayo |
34 |
|
Meath |
9 |
|
Monaghan |
11 |
|
Offaly |
14 |
|
Roscommon |
19 |
|
Sligo |
9 |
|
South County Dublin |
20 |
|
Tipperary |
11 |
|
Waterford |
13 |
|
Westmeath |
11 |
|
Wexford |
15 |
|
Wicklow |
12 |
|
Total |
420 |
