Louth Council grant payment delays
Mr. Bell sought details on delayed scheme payments to Louth County Council. The Minister said final grant instalments await audited accounts; nine of ten project claims were finalised and payments were expected shortly, with the remaining case also expected to be resolved shortly.
asked the Minister for Labour the reasons for the delay of moneys due to Louth County Council in relation to the social employment scheme; the number of schemes involved, the locations, individual outstanding moneys, when application was made and when sanction was given; and if he will give details in each individual case of the reason the moneys to date have not been paid and the total funds involved.
Comment on this
The final instalment of social employment scheme grant aid is withheld from sponsors pending receipt and examination by my Department of audited accounts. Louth County Council have submitted audited income and expenditure accounts in relation to their ten social employment scheme projects. Following consultations between my Department and the county council, nine of these claims have been finalised and payments will issue shortly. I expect the outstanding case to be finalised shortly.