Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 October 2014
138. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ring-fence funding to support the national collective of community-based women's networks to deliver the only programme specifically targeted at women for disadvantaged communities; the way he intends providing support for this most marginalised group who are not named under the social inclusion and community activation programme. [39360/14]
View answer139. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to engage with the national collective of community-based women's networks to resolve the difficulty that has arisen because that organisation created a national structure to meet the requirement of the community development programme which now precludes them from securing funding past 2014 under the new social inclusion and community activation programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that NCCWN engaged with 35,580 marginalised women across 17 communities throughout Ireland in 2013 alone. [39361/14]
View answer140. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to support the voluntary board of the national collective of community-based women's networks with their responsibilities to 17 local women's projects 44 staff members and approximately 200 non-directly employed staff. [39362/14]
View answer141. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that marginalised women are not a target group of the new SICAP programme; in view of this, if he will provide reassurance to the national collective of community-based women's networks that an alternative funding stream will be made available to continue this valuable work. [39363/14]
View answer143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ring-fence funding to support the national collective of community-based women's networks of which Limerick Women's Network is a member group to deliver the only programme specifically targeted at women from disadvantaged communities; if this is not his plan, the way he plans to provide support for this most marginalised group who are not named under the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39418/14]
View answer145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to engage with the national collective of community-based women's networks of which Limerick Women's Network is a member group, to resolve the difficulty that has arisen because that organisation created a national structure to meet the requirement of the community development programme which now precludes them from securing funding post 2014 under the new social inclusion and community activation programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that NCCWN engaged with 35,580 marginalised women across 17 communities throughout Ireland in 2013 alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39420/14]
View answer148. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to engage with the national collective of community-based women's networks (details supplied) of which Limerick Women's Network is a member group, to resolve the difficulty that has arisen because that organisation created a national structure to meet the requirement of the community development programme which now precludes them from securing funding post 2014 under the new social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39441/14]
View answer154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to support the voluntary board of the national collective of community-based women's networks of which Limerick Women's Network is a member group with their responsibilities to seventeen local women's projects, 44 staff members and approximately 200 non-directly employed staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/14]
View answer155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that marginalised women are not a target group of the new SICAP programme; in view of this, if he will provide reassurance to the national collective of community-based women's networks of which Limerick Women's Network is a member group that an alternative funding stream will be made available to continue this valuable work; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that NCCWN engaged with 35,580 marginalised women across 17 communities throughout Ireland in 2013 alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39466/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 141, inclusive, 143, 145, 148, 154 and 155 together.
I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 551 to 554, inclusive, 557 to 560, inclusive, and 579 of 30 September 2014, which sets out the position in this matter.
