The organisation referred to by the Deputy is one of 19 organisations that receives core funding from Foras na Gaeilge annually. Following an external review completed on behalf of Foras na Gaeilge, the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) requested that the core funding arrangements be reconfigured with the objective of achieving significant benefits in relation to value for money and the effective delivery of Foras na Gaeilge's statutory obligations.
At its meeting on 12 October 2011, the NSMC noted the progress made to date by Foras na Gaeilge with regard to the preparation of a portfolio of draft schemes for the new competitive funding model and requested that Foras na Gaeilge undertake a number of additional steps in the review process, including an extended public consultation period of 12 weeks. I can inform the Deputy that the consultation period commenced on 9 January 2012 and will continue until 2 April 2012. All information on the consultation process is available bilingually at www.forasnagaeilge.ie/samhail.