Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2006
355 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 14 June 2006 in which he referred this Deputy to www.pobail.ie the measure that he has put in place or intends to put in place to encourage philanthropy as outlined in his Department's strategy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23922/06]
View answerMy Department has committed total funding of €300,000 to Philanthropy Ireland over a three-year period to 2008, to support Philanthropy Ireland's programme aimed at promoting the concept and practice of philanthropy and raising the level of awareness of its value and benefit to civil society in Ireland.
Philanthropy Ireland is an association of independent grant-making trusts, foundations and corporations and is a not-for-profit limited company with no share capital and with charitable status. It comprises twenty-five mainly Irish grant-making trusts and foundations, with disbursements to a wide variety of causes and needs and community and voluntary organisations in Ireland.
I hope to be in a position to announce further measures in the near future.
