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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

QUESTION NO. 11

QUESTION: Councillor S. Holland

"What funding is available to employ a Manager in Whitechurch Community Centre, which still does not have one.  The full potential of this community centre could be realised with this full time position?"

REPLY:

"Within the Community Grants Programme budget there is provision to approve a small number of grants to provide some assistance towards the employment of staff in Community Centres, these grants are always however over subscribed and have to be awarded on a priority basis.

The Whitechurch Community Centre has not met this priority requirement in the past, due to its relatively small size and being already in receipt of funding from Pobal to employ staff within the centre. The Community Worker assigned to the Management Committee of the Whitechurch Community Centre.

The Community Worker assigned to the BOM of this centre will discuss options available with the committee."