Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020
789. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated amount it would cost in a full year if the current funding for the community services programme increased by 5%. [13285/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Departments Community Services Programme, or CSP, currently supports more than 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution to the cost of an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and a manager, where warranted. The CSP co-funding contribution towards employing each FTE is €19,033 per annum and €32,000 per annum for managers.
The CSP allocation for 2020 is €46.89m, an increase of 5% would cost an additional €2.34 million per annum and would result in a revised allocation of €49.23m.
