Vol. 479 No. 3
49 Mr. N. Treacy asked the Taoiseach the number, names, amounts, dates of allocation, dates of payment and other relevant details of all national lottery, local development and other grants sanctioned by his Department in each of the years from 1 December 1994 and 15 May 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/97]
My Department does not receive any national lottery funding. In relation to local development funding, I refer the Deputy to the information provided in the replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 81 — 23 January 1996 — and No. 9 — 26 November, 1996.
All but four of these grants were paid in 1996. The allocations were not drawn down by the following organisations — (1) Grange-Frankfield Community Associations Cork; (2) Togher Pre-School and Family Centre, Cork; (3) Turners Cross Community Association, Cork; (4) Inner City Renewal Group, Dublin — as they had not completed their financing packages and the projects could not commence on a viable basis in 1996. No grant allocations have been made to date in 1997.
Information in relation to other grants sanctioned by my Department is outlined in the following schedule:
Grants allocated under "Communicating Europe initiative"
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1994 |
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December |
£2,676.37 to University College Cork as a contribution to running costs of a conference on Structural Funds and Local Development. |
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1995 |
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June |
£1,500 to the Irish Countrywomen's Association as a contribution to the organisation of a European Awareness Week. |
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September |
£100,000 to the Institute of European Affairs. (Announced in Budget 1995). |
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November |
£5,100 to Waterford Carrefour for press and radio initiative concerning European awareness. |
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December |
£15,000 to the Irish Council of the European Movement for the organisation of various public meetings on European issues and towards their general activities and administration expenses. |
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1996 |
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April |
£2,000 to the Irish Countrywomen's Association towards the organisation of a schools art competition. |
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September |
£2,500 to the Irish Countrywomen's Association as a contribution to organising a European Awareness Week. |
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November |
£750 to St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, Dublin as a contribution towards the organisation of the Model European Parliament. |
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December |
£12,000 to the European Movement as contribution towards their general activities in raising European awareness. |
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1997 |
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April |
£1,000 to the Irish Federation of Social Workers as a contribution to the production of a special edition of the Irish Social Worker on European Social Work. |
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Western Development Partnership Board |
40,000 |
176,592 |
119,893 |
22,130 |
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Islands Development |
— |
120,000 |
1,075,877 |
892,667 |
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Pilot Programme on Public Service Provision |
— |
— |
118,260 |
90,000 |
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 (To date) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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40,000 |
176,592 |
119,893 |
22,130 |
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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(To date) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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— |
120,000¹ |
1,075,877² |
892,667³ |
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£ |
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Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann |
32,000 |
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Comhar Caomhan Teo, Inis Oirr |
15,000 |
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Inishbofin Development Company Ltd. |
30,000 |
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Meitheal Oibre Chilléine, Inis Mór |
8,000 |
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Cliara Development Company Ltd. |
20,000 |
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Bere Island Projects Group |
10,000 |
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Sherkin Island Development Society |
5,000 |
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Donegal County Council |
173,711 |
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Mayo County Council |
30,000 |
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Galway County Council |
77,000 |
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Cork County Council |
328,000 |
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O'Brien Shipping |
412,500 |
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Islands Ferries Limited |
54,666 |
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Donegal County Council |
242,000 |
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Mayo County Council |
— |
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Galway County Council |
197,500 |
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Cork County Council |
199,000 |
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O'Brien Shipping Limited |
229,167 |
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Islands Ferries Limited |
— |
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Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann |
25,000 |
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 (To date) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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— |
— |
118,260¹ |
90,000² |
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£ |
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1 Rural Post Office Project |
27,000 |
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Feakle-Cranny Community Services Project |
30,000 |
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Islands Distance Learning Project |
1,450 |
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AISÉIRÍ Project |
26,500 |
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Sligo Rural Renewal Project |
30,000 |
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2 Feakle-Cranny Community Services |
50,000 |
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Sligo Rural Renewal |
40,000 |
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Rural Post Office |
40,000 |
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£ |
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Antrim |
Renovation of Friar's Bush Famine Cemetery, Stranmillis Road, Belfast — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Carlow |
Self Help International — Eritrea Potato Seed Famine Relief Project [a potato and maize seed project, by the Carlow based Self Help International organisation, with particular emphasis on providing food security in Eritrea through the cultivation of potatoes from the seed of the potato flower rather than from seed potatoes — July 1995 |
11,500.00 |
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Teagasc Famine Relief Potato Blight Resistance Research Project Teagasc involvement in research work to breed blight resistant potatoes in the context of the work of the International Potato Centre, in Mexico — £15,000, 1995; £15,000, January 1996 |
30,000.00 |
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Cavan |
Cavan County Council — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Clare |
Renovation of Famine Burial Ground, Tuamgraney — February 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Cork |
Renovation of Carr's Hill Famine, Cemetery, Cork — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Renovation of Bandon Famine Graveyard — February 1996 |
1,000.00 |
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Publication of Irish Language Famine Manuscripts — June 1996 |
150.00 |
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Renovation of Kildonnery Famine Graveyard — February 1996 |
1,000.00 |
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Plaque at Macroom Workhouse — February 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Irish Famine Commemoration Skibbereen Ltd. — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Donegal |
Renovation of Famine Graveyard, Donegal Town — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Dunfanaghy Graveyard Restoration Project — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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County Donegal Historical Society, Ballyshannon — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Bundoran Famine Graveyard Project — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Dublin |
A.P.C.K. booklet on the Famine — November 1995 |
500.00 |
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Women's Archive Famine Exhibition — July 1995 |
15,000.00 |
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Blanchardstown Famine Oratoria — December 1995 |
2,500.00 |
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Great Irish Famine Event — December 1995 |
10,000.00 |
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Charlie Lennon Famine Suite — December 1995 |
5,000.00 |
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Trinity College, International Conference on Famine — April 1997 |
3,000.00 |
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Lilliput Press, Dublin — Publication of Wolfe Tone's Journal and Life — March 1997 |
1,500.00 |
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Down |
Newry and Mourne District Council, Famine Exhibition — March 1997 |
3,000.00 |
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Fermanagh |
Fermanagh Famine Memorial — August 1995 |
5,000.00 |
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Fermanagh District Council, Enniskillen — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Galway |
Goodtime Productions Tour of Famine Drama — September 1995 |
2,000.00 |
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Portumna Commemoration Committee, Renovation of Graveyard — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Kerry |
Renovation of Famine Graveyard, Teampaillin Ban, Listowel — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Renovation of Famine Graveyard, Dingle Workhouse — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Kildare |
Renovation Famine Graveyard, Celbridge — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Publication of Famine Sites Atlas, Tullamore Famine Committee — December 1996 |
5,000.00 |
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Laois |
Donaghmore — Workhouse Museum — March 1997 |
2,000.00 |
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Leitrim |
Renovation of Famine Graveyard, Carrick-on-Shannon |
1,000.00 |
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Renovation of St. Mary's Church “Famine Graveyard”, Mohill — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Carrick-on-Shannon and District Historical Society — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Limerick |
Renovation of Famine Village, Knockfierna — August 1996 |
5,000.00 |
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Famine Memorial Park Co. Ltd. — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Longford |
Renovation of Famine Cemetery, St. Joseph's Hospital, Longford — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Abbeylara Development Group — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Mayo |
George Moore Society Famine Art Exhibition — February 1996 |
5,000.00 |
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Swinford Union Heritage Restoration Committee — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Meath |
Renovation of Famine Graveyard, Dunshaughlin — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Monaghan |
Renovation of Famine Graveyard, Clones — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Offaly |
Edenderry Historical Society — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Roscommon |
Stokestown Famine Museum (Conference, Education Pack) £3,000 — September 1995; £7,000 — February 1996 |
10,000,00 |
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Famine Archaeological Excavation, Gorttoose — June 1996 |
2,500.00 |
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Famine Archaeological Dig at Muliviltrin — February 1997 |
2,500.00 |
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Kilgass Restoration Committee — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Ardcarne Parish Graveyard Committee — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Sligo |
Rosses Point Heritage Association Ltd. — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Sligo County Council — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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County Sligo Famine Commemoration Committee — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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History Ireland Performance Company “Famine Remembrance Performance” Tour of Manchester and Warrington — March 1997 |
2,000.00 |
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Tipperary |
Friends of St. Theresa's Hospital, Clogheen — Famine Memorial Oratory — March 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Renovation of St. Mary's Famine Graveyard, Thurles — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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St. John's Famine Graveyard Restoration Committee — April 1997 |
1,000.00 |
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Waterford |
Renovation of Reilig A'tSle Famine Graveyard, Dungarvan — December 1995 |
1,000.00 |
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Wexford |
Famine Memorial in Ballygarrett Cemetery, County Wexford — August 1996 |
1,000.00 |
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At National level my Committee has supported the following: |
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RTE Famine TV Documentary |
79,562.04 |
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National Famine History Research Project (total cost £115,000) |
50,537.04 |
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This is supporting research in the following counties: |
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County Mayo; County Cork; County Fermanagh; County Tipperary; County Clare; |
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County Wicklow; County Donegal; Dublin (city); County Offaly. |
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Purchase for State of Gary White Deer Painting — September 1995 (proceeds donated to Concern Famine relief) |
10,000.00 |
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Publication of Society of Friends Famine Transactions — November 1996 |
5,000.00 |
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My Committee has also supported the following projects abroad: |
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Ethiopia |
September 1995 — Ethiopian Famine Food Reserve Project — Support for the Ethiopian Government's National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness project to provide capacity and infrastructure (i.e. storage silos for grains in remote areas). |
50,030.00 |
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Lesotho |
September 1995 — Lesotho Famine Water Relief Project — provision of a water supply and sanitation in Lesotho, to relieve severe drought conditions. |
15,030.00 |
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Britain |
Liverpool Famine Memorial — September 1996 |
5,000.00 |
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Liverpool Famine Art Exhibition — May 1996 |
1,457.02 |
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Glagow — Feis Ghlaschu Famine Essay Prize — May 1996 |
193.74 |
