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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Mar 1995

Vol. 450 No. 3

Written Answers. - Voluntary Bodies Grant Aid

Hugh Byrne

Question:

149 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the voluntary bodies grant aided by his Department; the amount of grant aid allocated in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5216/95]

Voluntary bodies were allocated grants from the Vote of my Department in accordance with the following schedule.

SCHEDULE

Body

Allocations

1993

1994

1995

£000

£000

£000

ICTU

Grant for Trade Union Education and Advisory Services

710

725

700

Grant in respect of ICTU Centenary year 1994

125

DÍON

Grant for Emigrant Advisory Services (List of payees

Earthwatch

Contribution towards seminar cost

1

Totals

1,210

1,351

1,200

DÍON GRANTS TO EMIGRANT ADVISORY SERVICES

Payee

1993

1994

1995

£

£

£

Action Group for Irish Youth

16,000

14,000

(See note

below)

Acton Homeless Concern

15,000

15,000

Baron's Court Project Ltd.

1,250

1,250

Brent Irish Advisory Service

14,000

20,000

Camden Elderly Irish Support Network

3,000

Camden Town Irish Pensioners Support Network

5,000

Cara

8,000

Cricklewood Homeless Concern

18,000

18,000

FIS/AGIY Data Base

3,100

Federation of Irish Societies

20,300

23,650

Haringey (Shroud Green)

46,000

Haringey (Pretoria Road)

16,000

Haringey Irish Community Care Centre Ltd.

49,000

Harnigey Irish Cultural and Community Central

17,000

Irish Centre Hostels (Conway House)

6,000

4,000

Irish Commission for Pensioners Overseas

14,000

13,000

Irish Community Advisory/Resource Group, Coventry

13,000

Irish Community Care, Manchester

19,000

19,000

Irish Community Care, Merseyside

23,000

23,000

Irish Immigrant Counselling Service

10,000

4,000

Irish Families Project

8,000

Irish in Greenwich Project (Joint)

10,000

Irish Support/Advice, Hammersmith

45,000

42,000

Irish Welfare/Information, Birmingham

28,000

23,000

Islington Women's Counselling Centre

10,000

4,000

Kilburn Irish Youth Project

12,000

11,000

Lewisham Irish Centre (Joint)

10,000

London Connection

8,000

7,500

London Irish Centre, Camden

62,000

London Irish Centre Charity

65,000

London Irish Women's Centre

4,500

3,000

Luton Irish Advisory Bureau

12,000

11,000

New Horizon Youth Centre

8,000

7,500

Piccadilly Advice Centre

8,000

7,500

Postively Irish Action on AIDS

12,000

10,000

Roger Casement Irish Centre

8,000

Rugby House Project

3,000

Safe Start Foundation

13,000

12,000

Sheffield Gypsy and Traveller Support Group

3,000

1,500

Solas Women's Domestic Violence Project

13,000

South London Family Service Unit

7,950

South London Irish Agencies Project

20,000

Southwark Irish Forum

8,000

An Teach Irish Housing Association

5,000

5,000

Total

500,000

500,000

Note: The provision of £500,000 in the 1995 Estimate for my Department has not been allocated yet.
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