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Minister visits Islay and Jura
28/02/2005
Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform Tom
McCabe today visited various facilities funded by the
Modernising Government Fund on Islay and Jura. The
Minister said:
"I am delighted to see for myself the excellent services
that the 3IP Service Points and Dialogue Youth base are
offering people on Jura, Islay and Colonsay. They all offer
first-class, modern facilities and equipment and are very
much focused on the needs of the people using them.
"The Scottish Executive is committed to delivering the
best possible public services for people across Argyll and
Bute, and we will continue to work in partnership with the
Council, ensuring support for these remote and rural
areas."
Mr McCabe met staff and young people involved in the
Council's Dialogue Youth initiative, a one stop shop for
young people, at the Bowmore Healthy Living Centre and also
visited the 3 Islands Partnership (3IP) Service Point at
Bowmore.
On Jura he viewed facilities and met representatives of
the Initiative at the Edge and Jura/Iomairt aig an Oir
Development Trust at the 3IP Service Point, where a range
of first-class, modern services are available.
Finally Mr McCabe visited the Columba Centre, Lochindaal
which focuses on teaching, and promoting Gaelic in all its
forms. It is an important focus for economic growth and
community development and offers the very bets in modern IT
facilities,
Argyll & Bute Council have benefited from the
Modernising Government Fund as follows:
MGF 1 - 3IP - £416,496; Dialogue Youth - £244,000;
MGF 2 - Total of £360,658 to work in partnership on
Dialogue Youth, Land and Property, ScotXed; and
MGF 3 - £1,065,750 to cover areas relating to Customer
First for period 2004/05 and 2005/06.