Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2010
116 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that has been paid annually since 2002 to registered charities; if she will specify which charities, on the subject of institutional and religious abuse and the way the Government has monitored the spend of these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44522/10]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department funds or has funded the following registered charities to provide services to former residents of institutions both in Ireland and the UK:
Barnardos (Origins Tracing Service);
SOCA UK ( Information & Referral Service) which ceased to be funded at the end of 2009;
Coventry Irish Society ( Midlands Irish Survivors' Outreach Service);
London Irish Centre ( London Irish Survivors' Outreach Service);
Irish Community Care, Manchester (Manchester Irish Survivors' Outreach Service);
Haringey Irish Cultural & Community Centre (Haringey Irish Survivors' Outreach Service);
Cara Irish Housing Association, Sheffield (Sheffield Irish Survivors' Outreach Service) ceased to be funded at the end of 2008.
Federation of Irish Societies.
The total amount paid to these particular charities each year from 2002 is as follows:
|
Year |
€ |
|
2002 |
780,896 |
|
2003 |
1,256,288 |
|
2004 |
1,198,955 |
|
2005 |
1,199,764 |
|
2006 |
1,359,738 |
|
2007 |
1,240,780 |
|
2008 |
1,138,294 |
|
2009 |
857,978.59 |
Expenditure up to the end of October 2010 is €773,472.38. However, figures have not yet been finalised in respect of 2010 at this point in time. All of the bodies referred to above, with the exception of SOCA UK whose expenditure was monitored by way of the production of receipts, provided my Department with annual audited accounts.
117 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate when a company (details supplied) will be paid for work that it completed on building projects commissioned by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43591/10]
View answerWork has been completed at the new Garda Station and Department of Social Protection buildings in Buncrana since late 2009 and the Main Contractor for the development, M/s Michael McNamara Ltd (in Liquidation), has recently completed its final obligations on this project in respect of residual contract matters, rectification of defects, etc.
The Main Contractor has, as is normal, recently applied for the final payment due to them and this will be discharged by the OPW shortly. As the firm is now in Liquidation, this payment will be sent to the Liquidator, who will deal with the Company's creditors in the normal way. The OPW is bound, under the Contract, to discharge these monies to M/s McNamara Ltd. and may not make any payments to third parties.
