Kathleen Funchion
Ceist:699. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the existing sustainability fund by 10%. [18660/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 28 July 2020
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Freagraí scríofa
My Department oversees a Case Management process through which local CCCs and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to early learning and care and school age care services. Sustainability Funding is accessed through Case Management and is available for community services presenting with sustainability issues following a financial assessment by Pobal. Pobal co-ordinate the overall case management process with the CCC administering initial, and on-going, case management assistance.
In Budget 2020, funding for the Sustainability and Sectoral Employment Order Support Fund for the sector increased from €1.7m to €2.2m per annum in anticipation of the potential need to provide increased support to the sector if a Sectoral Employment Order is granted this year. The cost of increasing the funding in the existing sustainability fund by 10% would result in the existing budget rising to €2.42m.