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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Mar 1995

Vol. 450 No. 3

Written Answers. - Grant Aided Voluntary Bodies.

Hugh Byrne

Question:

93 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Health 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. [5217/95]

Limerick East): The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and I have requested my officials to collate the necessary data as a matter of urgency. I will communicate the information to the Deputy immediately it becomes available.

Hugh Byrne

Question:

94 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform 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. [5214/95]

The voluntary bodies grant aided by my Department since it was established in January 1993 fall into four main categories: Council for the Status of Women, Free Legal Advice Centres Ltd. FLAC, Childcare Pilot Scheme and Voluntary Marriage Counselling Services.

Details of the distribution of grant aid among these categories are set out in the following tabular statement:

Council for the Status of Women

Year

Amount of Grant

£

1993

114,000

1994

161,000

Free Legal Advice Centres Ltd (FLAC)

Year

Amount of Grant

£

1993

40,000

1994

45,000

Childcare Pilot Scheme*

Year

Amount of Grant

£

1993

Nil

1994

13,451

* The scheme was initiated only in 1994; it is administered by Area Development Management Ltd. on behalf of the Department of Equality and Law Reform.
Voluntary Marriage Counselling service†

Year

Amount of Grant

£

1993

Nil

1994

750,000

† The Department assumed responsibility for the payment of marriage counselling grants only in 1994.
Details of Grants paid by ADM Ltd. in respect of Childcare Projects.

Organisation

Amount

£

S.W. Wexford Community Develop- ment Group, Wexford

330.00

Mothers Alone c/o YMCA, Cork

400.00

Cherish, Dublin Inner City, Dublin

1,000.00

Bonnybrook Youth Resource Centre, Coolock, Dublin

2,500.00

Bunratty Creche Community Playg roup, Coolock, Dublin

2,000.00

Tuam Community Development Resource Centre, Galway

2,000.00

Ionaid Fointair, Oilean Chleire, Cork

600,00

Women's Lifestyle Development Group, Drogheda, Louth

2,121.00

Target, Raheny, Dublin

1,500.00

Muirhevnamor Community Youth

1,000.00

Project, Dundalk, Louth

Details of Grants paid to Voluntary Marriage Counselling Organisations.

Organisation

Amount

£

AIM Group, 32 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2.

14,000

Catholic Marriage Advisory Council

Athlone, County Westmeath

6,500

Ballina, County Mayo

6,500

Ballinasloe, County Galway

4,500

Bantry, County Cork

3,000

Carlow

10,500

Castlebar, County Mayo

3,500

Cavan

5,500

Charlestown, County Mayo

2,000

Clonmel, County Tipperary

7,500

Cork

24,000

Donegal

3,000

Drogheda, County Louth

10,000

Dublin—All Hallows College

155,000

—Harcourt Street

120,000

Dundalk, County Louth

6,500

Ennis, County Clare

10,000

Galway

9,500

Gweedore, County Donegal

2,000

Inishowen, County Donegal

2,500

Kilkenny

8,500

Killarney, County Kerry

5,000

Letterkenny, County Donegal

8,000

Limerick

11,500

Longford

2,500

Mallow, County Cork

8,500

Monaghan

4,000

Mullingar, County Westmeath

4,500

Navan, County Meath

8,500

Nenagh, County Tipperary

2,500

Newbridge, County Kildare

8,500

Portlaoise, County Laois

4,500

Roscommon

2,000

Sligo

6,500

Thurles, County Tipperary

4,000

Tipperary

4,000

Tralee, County Kerry

13,000

Tuam, County Galway

4,500

Tullamore, County Offaly

2,500

Waterford

8,000

Wexford

11,500

Clanwilliam Institute, Dublin 2

21,500

Cork Counselling Centre

11,500

Dundalk Christian Counselling Cen tre, Dundalk, County Louth

1,500

Dundalk Counselling Centre, Dun dalk, County Louth

13,000

Family of God Community, Dundalk, County Louth

2,500

Galway Family Guidance Institute, Newtownsmith, Galway

17,000

Gingerbreak Ireland Ltd. Dublin 2

Knock Counselling Centre, County

3,500

Mayo

11,000

Marriage Counselling Service, Dublin 2

67,000

Mater Dei Counselling Centre, Dub lin 3

11,000

Newland's Institute, Dublin 22

15,000

Northside Counselling Service, Dub lin 7

14,000

St. Brigid's Centre, Waterford

23,000

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