Vol. 513 No. 2
44 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number of locations from which the money advice and budgeting service operates; the plans, if any, he has to expand this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1898/00]
There are 50 local money advice and budgeting service, MABS, projects throughout the country. Details of the projects and their locations are set out in a table which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
New projects in County Leitrim and in south Mayo are being established. Finglas MABS is expanding its catchment area to include Cabra. When these are complete, the service will be available throughout the State.
The local projects, funded by the Department and managed by a committee drawn from local voluntary and statutory services and community groups, operate in partnership with other relevant agencies. The projects are independent information and advice providers, rooted in the local community.
The MABS programme budget has grown from £260,000, six projects, in 1992 to £4,542,000, 50 projects, this year.
An independent review of the MABS service is currently in progress. This review will consider how the programme is meeting its objectives and whether it is doing so in the most effective and efficient way possible. It is also intended that this review will be used to agree a strategic plan for the future development of the service so that it fully targets those who need it most. It is anticipated that a final social impact report on the MABS programme will be available shortly.
|
Name of Project |
Areas Covered |
|
Cork MABS |
Cork City and Environs and East Cork |
|
North Cork |
Mallow |
|
West Cork |
Dunmanway |
|
Charleville |
Charleville and East Limerick |
|
Clare |
County Clare |
|
Carlow |
County Carlow and South Kildare |
|
Cavan |
County Cavan |
|
North Donegal |
Letterkenny and Inishowen |
|
Dublin |
Ballyfermot and Cherry OrchardPalmerstown and Chapelizod |
|
Dublin South East |
Dublin 2,4,6 |
|
Ballymun |
Ballymun |
|
Clondalkin (MIDAS) MABS |
Clondalkin |
|
Tallaght |
Tallaght |
|
Gr Blanchardstown |
Dublin 15 |
|
Liffey South West |
South Inner City and Rialto |
|
Fingal |
North County Dublin |
|
Finglas |
Finglas |
|
Dublin North City |
Dublin 1, 3 and 7 |
|
Dublin 12 Area |
Dublin 12 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
Dún Laoghaire Borough and Dublin 18. |
|
Dundrum/Rathfarnham |
Dundrum and Rathfarnham |
|
Dublin North East |
Dublin 5 and 17 |
|
Travellers Referral Service |
Outreach service for Travelling Community in Greater Dublin Area |
|
Galway |
Tuam serving North GalwayGalway serving Galway City, South West and Aran Islands |
|
Kildare |
Maynooth serving North KildareNewbridge serving South Kildare |
|
Kilkenny |
County Kilkenny |
|
Kerry |
County Kerry |
|
Longford |
County Longford |
|
Louth |
Dundalk serving South LouthDrogheda serving North Louth |
|
Laois |
County Laois |
|
*Leitrim |
County Leitrim |
|
Limerick |
Limerick City and West County Limerick |
|
*Mayo |
Ballina serving North MayoCastlebar serving South Mayo |
|
Meath |
County Meath |
|
Monaghan |
County Monaghan |
|
Offaly |
County Offaly |
|
Roscommon |
County Roscommon |
|
Sligo |
County Sligo |
|
North Tipperary |
Thurles and Nenagh serving North Tipperary |
|
South Tipperary |
Tipperary, Clonmel and environs |
|
Waterford |
Waterford City and Environs |
|
West Waterford |
West Waterford |
|
Mullingar |
East Westmeath |
|
Athlone |
West Westmeath |
|
Wexford |
County Wexford |
|
Wicklow |
Bray serving North WicklowArklow serving South Wicklow |
