asked the Minister for Health the reason no funding was made available under the national lottery for the Irish Association for Victim Support; and if the matter will be reconsidered.
Written Answers. - National Lottery Fund Allocations.
214.
I have received a very considerable number of requests for assistance from the national lottery available to my Department. However, as the Deputy will appreciate it has been possible to accede to only a relatively small number of these requests due to the limited funds available. I am afraid that I can hold out little hope of being in a position to assist the Irish Association for Victim Support in the current year.
215.
asked the Minister for Health if he will give a breakdown of all national lottery funds allocated by him in 1988 to (a) each of the 68 women's groups formerly funded by the Council for the Status of Women (details supplied) (b) any other organisations of a similar nature catering for women, parents and children and (c) local community development associations.
Of the 68 organisations affiliated to the Council for the Status of Women, eight have made a written application to my Department for assistance from the health allocation of the national lottery proceeds. Of these five have received grants, details as follows:
|
Organisation |
Grant |
|
£ |
|
|
1. AIM—Campaign for Family Law Reform |
10,000 |
|
2. Bray Women's Refuge, Bray, County Wicklow |
3,000 |
|
3. Cherish |
10,000 |
|
4. Dublin Rape Crisis Centre |
20,000 |
|
5. Muintir na Tire (Community Alert Programme) |
10,000 |
In addition to the above grants the following grants have been allocated to voluntary groups providing services for women, parents and children and to community development associations.
|
Grant |
|
|
£ |
|
|
1. Women's Aid Refuge, Navan, County Meath |
5,000 |
|
2. Parents under stress |
5,000 |
|
3. Dominican Sisters Day Care Centre, Dominick Street, Dublin |
5,000 |
|
4. Tullamore Children in Need Committee, Tullamore, County Offaly |
15,000 |
|
5. Before 5 Nursery School and Family Centre, Churchfield Road, Cork |
15,000 |
|
6. Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, Psychosexual counselling service |
16,000 |
|
7. Catholic Marriage Advisory Council — Centre for counselling in Blanchardstown |
25,000 |
|
8. Marriage Counselling Services |
5,000 |
|
9. Community Development Project, Catholic Social Service Conference, Blanchardstown |
10,000 |
Special grants have also been made available to the health boards under the heading "Child Services". A total of £500,000 has been allocated for the provision of improved services for the assessment of alleged cases of child sexual abuse while £35,000 has been allocated to the Eastern Health Board for the initiation of a homestart volunteer project.