Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2011
214 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of State funding directly or indirectly that has been paid to fund trade unions, related bodies or trade union interests or causes in the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21127/11]
View answerThe information requested is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Amount € |
Organisation |
Reason for Funding |
|
2003200420052006200720082009 |
15,00010,00091,857179,264271,564181,74639,273 |
SIPTU funding via the Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group (LANPAG)* |
Training of SIPTU trade union representatives in areas relevant to the partnership process. These funds were paid by LANPAG into the SIPTU National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund Account. |
|
2007200820092010 |
55,00055,00052,80048,576 |
Congress Centres Network |
Social partnership related funding in respect of the Community and Voluntary Pillar |
* The payments to SIPTU include €200,000 which was granted to the organisation for the purposes of training in relation to the introduction and use of PPPs and which has since been refunded.
