1. Community Services Programme
Inclusive Employment & Enterprise F2 October 2016
Alan Curtis

2. Background Social Economy Programme 2000
Transferred to CSP Jan 2006CSP 2006
Targeting disadvantaged groups/services
Employment target group
Provide local services
Social enterprise model
Cannot displace commercial activity

3. Community Services Programme
Managed by Pobal on behalf of DSP
Circa €45 million in 2016
CSP contribution €32K (manager) €19,033 (FTE)
MW €9.25 (01/01/17) = €20,353 circa €1,300 difference

4. Community Services Programme
277 services transferred
Open calls in 2006/7/8
Circa 400 services
Circa 350 managers
1,700 FTE (2,760)
Average 1+4
FTE = 39 and minimum 30 over 4 days
Consolidate existing hours

5. CSP Categories Community halls & resource centres Tourism & heritage
Services for older people
Enterprise, education and ICT
Child-care
Home insulation and environment
Broadcasting
Community transport
People with Disabilities
Other

6. Additional staff from traded income CSP Category (Contract)
Employed FT
Employed P-T
Total PT and FT
Percentage
Community Halls and Resource Centres 45
146
195
23.5
Childcare
101 86
187
22.5
Tourism and Heritage 16
135
151 18
Services for Older People 30 94
124 15
Enterprise, Education, Learning and IT Training 4 48 52 6
Other Services 46
5.5
Community Transport 20 19 39 5
Home insulation and environment works 7 13 2
Therapeutic Services 10 1
Broadcasting
0.7
Services for people with disabilities
0.2
246
582
832
99.4

7. Considerations for CSP
We consider services that have been tendered under a competitive process for SEAI funds as traded income. These organisations then notifies the SEAI a house to be insulated and when works are complete and certified, the money is drawn down as payment for the works/service carried out under a charging and pricing arrangement agreed at the SEAI contract tender stage.
We also consider fees for services under early years’ as traded income as the organisation does not receive grant in aid to provide child-care for the DCYA. Rather, the fee or capitation follows the status of the parent or the child and therefore, the early years’ service provider must conduct an economic transaction with the parent.

8. Reserves Designated reserves
Restricted reserves
Unrestricted reserves
Designated reserves
Reserves are defined as surplus funds built up over a number of years. They are normally generated through traded income or other independent income stream i.e. free reserves. Reserves exclude programme funds (restricted reserves) received from government through Pobal.