Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1692. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline all funding announcements made by her or by her Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015, in tabular form; the details of each project; the status of the project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding draw down. [1054/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails in respect of the programmes from which projects in County Mayo were funded by my Department since January 2015 are set out in the following table:
|
Programme/Scheme |
Allocation |
Amounts paid at end 2016 |
Number of payments to Service Providers |
|
Childcare Programmes |
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|
Community Childcare Subvention Programme |
€3,787,931 |
€3,185,829 |
162 |
|
Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) |
€14,553,917 |
€11,452,420 |
352 |
|
Early Years Capital Funding Scheme |
€669,444 |
€654,213 |
75 |
|
TEC After-School Childcare Programme |
€81,006 |
€57,297 |
18 |
|
TEC Childcare Education & Training Support |
€750,186 |
€631,195 |
62 |
|
TEC Community Employment Childcare Programme |
€388,792 |
€345,312 |
73 |
|
Other Programmes |
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|
Comhairle na nÓg |
€36,843 |
€36,843 |
2 |
|
National Play Day |
€650 |
€650 |
1 |
|
National Recreation Week |
€1,700 |
€1,700 |
1 |
|
Play and Recreation Capital Scheme |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
1 |
|
Youth Capital Funding Scheme |
€52,320 |
€52,320 |
3 |
|
Special Projects for Youth Scheme |
€311,564 |
€311,564 |
4 |
|
Grand Total |
€20,654,356 |
€16,749,343 |
754 |
The Deputy might note that a variation arises between the allocations and payments in respect of the Childcare Programmes. This is primarily attributable to the following:
- Final 10% of grant payments under the Early Years Capital Funding Scheme are normally paid retrospectively on completion of projects.
- The funding allocations to service providers under a number of the childcare programmes are based on the academic year covering the cycle September to August and contain sums that were allocated for 2016 that have yet to be paid out this year.
