asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of the £1 million which the Government provided to the Dublin inner city interdepartmental committee that has been allocated or spent; and if he will state in respect of each specific allocation the name of the project, the organisation to which the money has been allocated and the sum involved.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Inner City Projects.
6.
As the information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report. The following is the statement:
Inner City Fund. Allocations and Payments.
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Project and Organisation |
Date allocated |
Amount allocated |
Amount of payment |
Date of Payment |
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£ |
£ |
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IDA Site Subsidies: |
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Acquisition of land for industry by IDA |
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(a) Prussia Street and Merchants Road |
14 December 1979 |
67,000 |
67,000 |
24 December 1979 |
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(b) East Wall Road |
17 June 1980 |
41,000 |
41,000 |
14 August 1980 |
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North Inner City Co-operative: |
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(a) Management Assistance |
14 December 1979 Revised27 March 1981 |
35,038 |
14,000 |
5 August 1980 £6,00028 January 1981 £8,000 |
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(b) Acquisition of premises |
11 July 1980 Revised14 November 1980 |
42,000 |
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Rutland Design and Display |
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Grant for materials |
8 May 1980 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
14 August 1980 |
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Industrial Co-op (Inner City Dublin)Society Ltd., Sheriff Street |
14 December 1979 |
24,500 |
15,500 |
9 December 1980 £7,000 |
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(a) Management Assistance |
Revised 16 January 1981 |
23 February 1981 £8,500 |
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(b) Market Survey |
14 December 1979 |
7,500 |
7,500 |
14 August 1980 £6,13823 March 1981 £1,362 |
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(c) Purchase of second-hand machinery |
12 September 1980 |
19,900 |
17,242 |
20 January 1981 |
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Lourdes Youth Community Centre |
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(a) Materials Grant for renovations |
8 May 1980 Revised3 October 1980 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
14 August 1980 £4,00026 September 1980 £3,0009 December 1980 £4,0006 March 1981 £1,000 |
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(b) Grant towards cost of running craft centre |
5 December 1980 Revised16 January 1981 |
20,000 |
800 |
6 March 1981 |
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Dublin Corporation: |
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Employment of Inner City residents inEnvironment Improvement Schemes |
8 May 1980 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
25 August 1980 |
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Department of Education |
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(a) Improvement of schools' environment |
17 June 1980 |
150,000 |
23,816.70 |
4 May 1981 |
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(b) Equipment for schools |
17 June 1980 |
50,000 |
2,103 |
4 May 1981 |
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St. Vincent's Trust, Mabbot Lane: |
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(a) Lease of premises |
11 July 1980 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
13 November 1980 |
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(b) Working Capital |
11 July 1980 |
5,000 |
4,915.38 |
4 November 1980 |
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(c) Management Assistance |
14 November 1980 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
23 February 1981 |
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Dublin Simon Community |
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Ellis Place Workshop |
11 July 1980 |
32,000 |
18,243.38 |
11 November 1980 £2,0009 December 1980 £9,00026 February 1981 £2,20011 May 1981 £5,043.38 |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Parish |
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Community Worker (2 years) @ £5,000 per year |
11 July 1980 |
10,000 |
3,750 |
3 February 1981 £2,50011 May 1981 £1,250 |
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Tosach Training Courses: |
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1980 |
11 July 1980 Revised27 March 1981 |
1,316 |
1,316 |
26 September 1980 |
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1981 |
27 March 1981 |
11,760 |
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Sheriff Street Youth Club: |
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Recreational Facilities |
12 September 1980 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
15 December 1980 |
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St. Francis Xavier Community Centre: |
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Recreational Facilities |
12 September 1980 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
15 December 1980 |
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Dublin Corporation: |
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Conversion of Dorset Street Fire Station for Community Use |
12 September 1980 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
15 December 1980 |
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Department of Labour: |
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Dublin Inner City Employment Programme |
12 September 1980 Revised14 November 1980 |
161,000 |
161,000 |
29 January 1981 |
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Dublin Corporation: |
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Tree planting in the Inner City (special programme) |
14 November 1980 |
20,000 |
12,000 |
3 April 1981 |
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Eastern Health Board: |
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Salary of Community Care Worker, Fatima Mansions |
5 December 1980 |
6,527 |
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Department of Health: |
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Running costs of St. Vincent de Paul Hostel for young boys |
20 February 1981 |
35,000 |
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Dublin Corporation: |
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Aid for special schools for itinerant children at Great Strand Street and Townsend Street |
27 March 1981 |
12,000 |
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Dublin Parks Tennis League |
27 March 1981 |
5,500 |
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Kilnacrott Abbey Project: |
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Purchase of Mini-bus |
27 March 1981 Revised1 May 1981 |
13,000 |
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St. Mary's Youth Club East Wall: |
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Improvements to premises |
27 March 1981 |
4,620 |
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The Inner City Women's Co-op: |
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(a) Purchase of machinery (£1,900) |
1 May 1981 |
5,900 |
4,000 |
14 May 1981 |
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(b) Working Capital (£4,000) |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Parish: |
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Co-ordinator of Youth Services |
1 May 1981 |
7,500 |
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921,061 |
527,186.46 |
Could the Minister say if all this money has actually been spent or if it has simply been sanctioned?
Of the £1 million originally provided, practically the entire amount has been allocated, of which about £527,000 has actually been spent.
Is the Minister in a position to indicate whether the sum of £200,000 made available from this fund for inner city schools have been allocated and spent?
As far as I am aware it has been allocated and spent.
Is that information not in the brief?
I have a rather complicated and lengthy list of works which have been carried out and which are in progress. Out of the £1 million provided practically the entire amount has been allocated, and £527,000 of that amount has been spent. As far as the Department are concerned payments are usually made in arrear of demand but if a case is made, sometimes it is paid in advance.
I suppose it would be out of the question to think the remaining £473,000 might be spent within the next three weeks?
It will be spent as required. There will not be any holdup at our end.