Appeals Mechanism: Community
Employment (CE) Materials and Training Grants
(Department of Social Protection)
Where a sponsor has sought to appeal the
allocation of funds by the Department of Social Protection under the Materials
and Training Grants, the sponsor may avail of the following Appeals Mechanism
taking account of the following parameters that apply to the allocation:
1.
No scheme will
receive more than a €1,000 for materials and training per place per annum.
2.
Some schemes may
receive less than €500 per place per annum.
3.
Demonstrate that
savings have been secured on 2011 expenditure, especially in areas of insurance
and audit fees.
4.
No scheme will
exceed the materials grant drawn down in the preceding year of operation.
5.
No scheme will
receive more than it indicated it needed in the course of the financial review.
(i)
The sponsor shall
in the first instance write a letter of appeal, clearly outlining the grounds
for appeal, to the Divisional Manager of the Department of Social Protection,
within seven working days of notification of the allocation of funds.
(ii)
The appeal shall
be reviewed by the Divisional Manager and within fourteen working days from the
date of receipt of the written appeal, a reasoned decision will be issued to
the sponsor.
(iii)
In the event that
the sponsor is dissatisfied with the decision, he or she may appeal the
decision in writing to the Principal Officer, Employment Schemes, within seven
working days of notification of the decision.
Any such written appeal shall clearly state the grounds for appeal of
the original decision and the decision of the Divisional Manager.
(iv)
Upon receipt of
an appeal, the Principal Officer, Employment Schemes, will consider the
matter. Where practicable, the
consideration of the appeal should be completed within one calendar month of
the date of receipt of the written appeal to the Principal Officer and a
reasoned decision will be issued. This
decision will be final.
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