Mary Lou McDonald
Ceist:248 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to decrease the current funding stream to Pobal now or during his term in office. [15617/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 June 2011
248 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to decrease the current funding stream to Pobal now or during his term in office. [15617/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs an intermediary company, POBAL manages programmes on behalf of a number of Government Departments including the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Justice and Equality. The only area where my Department is working with POBAL is on a philanthropic project. There are no plans to cut my Department's allocation of funding to this philanthropic project.