I propose to take Questions Nos. 686 and 704 together.
The Child and Family Agency was notified in March 2014 of financial difficulties being experienced by Darndale Belcamp Integrated Childcare Service Ltd. A number of meetings have since taken place between senior management of the Agency and the centre and these discussions are ongoing. In order to alleviate cash flow difficulties experienced by the Centre, the Agency decided, as a short term measure, to prepay two months of the 2014 funding allocation to the centre. This will allow for a more comprehensive analysis to be undertaken with a view to determining a longer term solution.
Darndale Belcamp Integrated Childcare Service Ltd has a number of funding streams including the Child and Family Agency, my Department, the Department of Social Protection and fees from parents. Total funding to the centre in 2013 amounted to over €1.9m.
The Agency is committed to finding a solution to the current funding difficulties and I wish to assure the Deputy that every effort will be made to ensure that the situation is dealt with expeditiously.