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[Community Workers' Co-operative] Community Workers' Co-operative post-budget analysis. (08 Dec 2011)

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While the CWC is not in a position to do its usual post-budget analysis the following may be of some use to you: 

Department of Environment, Community & Local Government
Community & Rural Development: -4%, cut from €165.143m to €158.658m . This funding includes supports for Community & Voluntary Sector, Local & Community Development Programme, RAPID, Western Development Commission, Rural Development Schemes, LEADAR programme.
 
There has been a cut of 12.6% to the LCDP budget - from €63.4m to €55.4m
 
Department of Education
·         Adult Education: -1%, from €854m to €847m
·         Drug Task Forces: -24%, from €543k to €411k
·         Education Disadvantage: -20%, from €2m to €1.6m
·         FÁS Training -43%, from €40.267m to €23.067m
 
Department of Social Protection
Community Service Programme: cut from €47.415m to €45.4m
Includes funding for Community Resource Centres, sports centres, community radio, senior citizen services, home care.
 
Community Employment Programme (CE Schemes) cut form €356.692m to €315.191m
These CE cuts will be to:
·        Reduce the training and materials from €1,500 to €500 per participant per annum and obtain savings from supervisory costs on Community Employment schemes
·        Reduce the annual cost of education allowance to €300
·        Reduce materials allowance and discontinue payment of training budget for participants on Department’s Jobs Initiative Scheme.

Department of Health
Drugs Initiative: -7%  cut from €33.667m to €31.475m
Includes interm funded Drug Task Force community based drug services
 
HSE
Cuts to regional services:
·         Dublin Mid Leinster -12%
·         Dublin NE Region -12%
·         South Region -11%
·         West Region -11%
 
This includes funding of mainstream programmes and projects eg drug services, community drug teams, needle exchanges, treatment and rehab.

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