Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Ceisteanna (1458)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1458. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from her Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with her Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a signed service level agreement in place in respect of the services to be carried out by these bodies or organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36152/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes that enable services to be provided on behalf of my Department. The following information provides an account of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million in 2017.

- Pobal’s service costs for the implementation of my Department’s Early Years Programmes over the course of 2017 are projected to total approximately €18.1m. The services, carried out by Pobal, are agreed annually in accordance with the governance arrangements set out in a service level agreement.

- The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is conducting the Growing Up in Ireland Study which has been allocated €4.38m from my Department’s vote in 2017. A five-year contract (2015-2019) is in place with the ESRI for the implementation of the study.