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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 2000

Vol. 522 No. 2

Written Answers. - Irish Sailors and Soldiers Fund.

Michael Noonan

Question:

70 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if all moneys in the Irish Soldiers and Sailors fund have been disbursed; the organisations or individuals which benefited from the disbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18274/00]

On 22 May 1999, I announced the allocation of £1.2 million in grants for 59 projects involving North-South and east-west co-operation or relating to the island of Ireland. This funding came from money that became available under the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act, 1988, and part of the funds provided for commemoration initiatives. This followed an advertisement and assessment process where 175 applications were received and considered by an interdepartmental assessment committee.

The disbursement of funds to the projects began in 1999 and will continue through 2000 and 2001. A list of those projects who have drawn down funding to date and the amount drawn down to date in each case is provided as follows:

Organisation

Amount Paid

Royal Irish Academy

£25,000

British Association of Irish Studies

£15,000

The Irish Association

£10,000

REACH Across

£3,000

Cork Lions Club

£1,000

British Irish Association

£20,000

Centre for Peace & Development Studies

£4,000

Federation of Ulster Local Studies

£8,000

Cystic Hygroma & Hemangioma Online

£5,000

John Quinn (WW 2 Irish Wreckology Group)

£3,000

Cost of the Troubles Study

£20,000

Beyond '96 Youth Club

£5,000

Oxford Hertford College

£25,000

Irish Community Care – Manchester

£50,000

Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

£35,000

Irish in Britain Representation Group

£500

Organisation

Amount Paid

Queens College, Cambridge

£25,000

University of North London

£10,000

Military Heritage of Ireland Trust Ltd.

£10,000

London Irish Centre

£71,000

South London Family Service Unit

£20,000

Irish Youth Choir

£10,000

Boomerang

£8,000

The Ulster Society

£13,000

Keele University – Dept. of Criminology

£10,000

Royal Dublin Fusiliers

£24,000

Islington Women's Counselling Centre

£9,420

Irish Studies Centre – Bath

£9,000

Voluntary Service International

£6,666

Safe Start Trust

£23,000

Salmon of Knowledge – St. Mary's Dublin/Edenbrooke, Belfast

£25,000

Childrens Holiday Scheme

£22,000

Action Group for Irish Youth

£12,500

Royal National Institute for Deaf & National Association for Deaf

£24,000

Huddersfield Irish Association

£8,000

Scouting Ireland

£71,000

Family Welfare Association

£50,000

Bradford University Irish Diaspora Research Unit

£10,000

University of Bradford (Bradford Community Health Trust)

£25,000

Aberdeen – Research Institute of Irish & Scottish Studies

£15,000

UCD Department of Folklore

£50,000

Copernicus Project (East meets West)

£10,000

An Teach Bán

£5,000

Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas

£20,000

RehabCare Coventry

£38,000

Total

£874,086

A list of the 14 organisations which have not yet drawn down funding and the amount allocated in each case is provided as follows:

Organisation

Allocation

AVARI

£3,000

Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants

£10,000

CARA Irish Housing Association

£72,000

Journey of Reconciliation Trust

£50,000

Leicester Irish Studies Centre

£20,000

Corrymeela

£25,000

RNLI

£30,000

Parents for Choice

£4,125

Armagh Observatory

£60,000

Irish Genealogical Research Society

£3,000

Bray & North Wicklow Women's network

£2,000

YMCA Ireland

£5,000

Women on Ireland Network – Britain

£2,000

WIRE (Warrington)

£20,000

In addition, the University of Liverpool, which has been allocated £180,000 over five years, has been drawing down its annual allocation of £36,000. The fifth and final tranche of funding is due to be drawn down in 2001.
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