Vol. 468 No. 4
3 Mr. B. Smith asked the Taoiseach the projects assisted to date under the Famine Commemoration Programme; the level of funding allocated per project; the projects that will be assisted during the remainder of the programme; the funding that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/96]
The grants paid to individual organisations to assist their commemorative projects to date are set out below. Details of further projects, including the National Famine Monument, will be announced throughout the year.
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Project |
Paid |
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£ |
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Louis Marcus Famine TV Documentary |
51,907.52 |
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Ethiopian Famine Food Reserve Project |
50,030.00 |
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Eritrea Potato Seed Famine Relief Project — (Self Help, Carlow) |
11,500.00 |
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Lesotho Famine relief water project |
15,030.00 |
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Garry White Deer Painting (donated to Famine relief) |
10,000.00 |
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APCK booklet on the Famine |
500.00 |
|
Fermanagh Famine Memorial |
5,000.00 |
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Goodtime Productions Tour of Famine Drama |
2,000.00 |
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Women's Archive Famine Exhibition |
15,000.00 |
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Strokestown Famine Museum (Conference, Education Pack) |
10,000.00 |
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Blanchardstown Famine Oratorio |
2,500.00 |
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Big Issues Great Irish Famine Event |
10,000.00 |
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Liverpool Famine Memorial |
5,000.00 |
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Charlie Lennon Famine Suite |
5,000.00 |
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Renovation of Famine Graveyards (£1,000 each): |
16,000.00 |
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St. Mary's Famine Graveyard, Thurles. |
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Famine Graveyard, Dunshaughlin, County Meath. |
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Friar's Bush Cemetery, Stranmillis Road, Belfast. |
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Famine Graveyard, Teampaillín Bén, Listowel, County Kerry. |
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Carr's Hill Cemetery, Cork |
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Famine Graveyard, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim. |
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Famine Burial Ground, Tuamgraney, County Clare. |
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Famine Cemetery, St. Joseph's Hospital, Longford. |
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Famine Graveyard, Dingle Workhouse, County Kerry. |
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Famine Graveyard, Donegal Town. |
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St. Mary's Church “Famine Graveyard”, Mohill, County Leitrim. |
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Famine Graveyard, Celbridge, County Kildare. |
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Famine Graveyard, Clones, County Monaghan. |
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Reilig A'tSle Famine Graveyard, Dungarvan, County Waterford. |
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Kildorrery Graveyard, County Limerick. |
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Bandon Famine Graveyard, County Cork. |
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George Moore Society Famine Art Exhibition. |
5,000.00 |
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Feis Ghlaschú Famine Essay Prize. |
193.74 |
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Liverpool Famine Art Exhibition. |
1,457.02 |
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Famine Archaelogical Excavation, Grottoose. |
2,500.00 |
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Project |
Paid to Date |
Total Grant |
|
£ |
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National Famine History Research Project |
39.067.68 |
115,112.00 |
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Schools Famine Essay Competition prizes |
4,991.25 |
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Book on Irish Language Famine Manuscripts |
5,000.00 |
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Publication of Society of Friends Famine Transactions |
5,000.00 |
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Famine Relief Potato Blight Resistance Research Project — (Teagasc) |
30,000.00 |
45,000.00 |
