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Minister of State Curran: on New Community Programme (edited)

Edited version of interview with Minister of State John Curran. The interview took place immediately after an Oireachtas committee hearing into his plans for changes in how the Government supports disadvantaged communities from 2010 onwards.

THE OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE REPORT IS AVAILABLE HERE: http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=TOJ20100127.xml&Node=H2#H2

Minister of State Curran Full interview: on new programme

Minister of State John Curran's FULL INTERVIEW after his appearance in front of an Oireachtas committee hearing on Jan 27, '10.

NCDF Chair, Larry McCarthy

Larry McCarthy, a volunteer and Chairperson of the National Community Development Forum was surprised to find himself interrupting an Oireachtas hearing into the new Local and Community Development Programme. He was almost thrown out of Leinster House in reacting to a "deadline" claim by Minister of State John Curran.

Stasia Crickley Jan 2010 reacts to New Programme

Anastasia Crickley, NUI Maynooth, on Government plans for Community Development in Ireland in 2010

Ann Irwin, CWC, on the new programme, Jan 2010

Ann Irwin, CWC, on flaws in State support for Community Development in Ireland in 2010.