Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Charitable Donations.

The Taoiseach:

The payments made in the period 1994 to 1998 by my Department for goods and services provided by charities are as follows:

Year	Details	Charity	Payments
			£
1994	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Divine World Missionaries	725.50
1995	Organisation of the "Irish Great Famine Event" in 1997	The Big Issues	10,000
	Purchase of painting by Gary Whitedeer in relation to the Commemoration of the Famine - payment given to Concern at Mr. Whitedeer's request	Concern Worldwide	10,000
1996	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Irish Charity Cards	223.61
	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Oxfam	152.50
	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Brainwave	310.00
	Payment for work undertaken (braille translations)	National Council for the Blind	50.00
1997	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Irish Charity Cards	648.56
	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Amnesty International	89.50
	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Focus Ireland	62.50
	Payment for work undertaken (braille translations)	National Council for the Blind	3.00
1998	Purchase of Christmas cards for official use	Focus Ireland	187.50

Records of payments made in the years 1990-93 do not enable the separate identification of payments to charities. Furthermore, payments made by my Department in the period 1990 to 1998 may have been to companies or organisations which have a charitable status designation from the Revenue Commissioners, such as local development and local community groups. The identification of the individual companies or organisations is not possible as, in the majority of transactions, it was not necessary to seek this type of information from the companies or organisations.