Micheál Martin
Question:52 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding he provides to Co-operation Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6658/11]
View answerTuesday, 5 April 2011
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The objective of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Reconciliation Fund is to assist individuals and organisations involved in reconciliation work and to encourage and facilitate better relations within and between the nationalist/republican and unionist/loyalist traditions on the island of Ireland and also relations between Ireland and Britain. Each year, applications to the Fund are received from a broad range of organisations and groups. Since its foundation in 1979, Co-operation Ireland has undertaken valuable and important work in the reconciliation field. Since 1999, it has received grant aid totalling just over €4 million from the Reconciliation Fund in support of its cross-border community and youth activities and other exchanges.
Any further funding applications received from Co-operation Ireland will continue to be considered on their merits.