Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2011
151 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific grants and amounts paid by her to community and voluntary groups in Galway city and county to date in 2011; and if she will list the chairperson, secretary and treasurer of each group that was a beneficiary of same. [38345/11]
View answerThe Department of Social Protection operates a number of initiatives in co-operation with organisations and companies in the community, voluntary and not-for-profit sectors. The primary focus of these initiatives is the provision of training and work placement opportunities for people who are unemployed.
Outside of the Galway City area, Galway Rural Development Company Limited and Forum Connemara Limited operate the Rural Social Scheme with an allocation of 156 and 14 participants respectively. In addition, both companies deliver Tús, the community work placement initiative, with an allocation of 120 and 20 respectively. Galway City Partnership operates Tús in the Galway City area with an allocation of 80 participants. Funding is provided to the companies to meet participant payroll and other costs of the operations of the companies involved.
FÁS continues to have day-to-day responsibility for the operation of community employment and the jobs initiative and engages community organisations to sponsor training and work placement opportunities. The organisations engaged in community employment in county Galway during 2011 are listed in the table.
|
Community Employment Organisation |
Location |
Grant Paid in 2011 |
|
Abbeyknockmoy Parish Society |
Galway City |
237,953 |
|
Ability West |
Galway City |
232,090 |
|
Access Music Project (Galway) |
Galway City |
21,824 |
|
Athenry District C E Project |
Athenry |
276,947 |
|
Aughrim CommunityDevelopment Co |
Aughrim |
82,123 |
|
Ballinasloe Trg For Employment |
Ballinasloe |
402,406 |
|
Ballygar Community Group |
Ballygar |
4,000 |
|
Ballinasloe Community Rersources |
Ballinasloe |
75,342 |
|
Castleblakeney Comm.Dev.Group |
Castleblakeney |
209,966 |
|
Clonberne Community Centre Co. |
Clonberne |
190,142 |
|
Clonfert CommunityAssociation Limited |
Clonfert |
8,500 |
|
Cuan Mhuire |
Coolarne |
150,086 |
|
Duchas Na Gaillimhe |
Galway City |
197,719 |
|
Dunmore Parish Scheme |
Dunmore |
304,137 |
|
Enable Ireland |
Galway City |
135,209 |
|
Forum Connemara Limited |
Letterfrack |
639,575 |
|
Galway Boxing Development. |
Galway City |
87,600 |
|
Galway Centre For Ind. Living |
Galway City |
187,839 |
|
Galway Ciitzens Inf/Gal D.Y.S |
Galway City |
4,750 |
|
Galway Rural Development Co. Limited. |
Athenry |
157,461 |
|
Galway Simon Community |
Galway City |
186,496 |
|
Galway Trav. Support Group Limited |
Galway City |
24,786 |
|
Glenamaddy Community Care Limited |
Glenamaddy |
173,933 |
|
Gort&Dist.Com Dev.Group Limited |
Gort |
125,899 |
|
Headford Community C.E. |
Headford |
272,349 |
|
Irish Wheelchair Association |
Tuam/City |
89,721 |
|
Kilcoona Parish Community Ses |
Kilcoona |
168,834 |
|
Kilcornan Community Development Association Limited |
Kilcornan |
167,051 |
|
Killimor T.F.Q. Co Limited |
Killimor |
91,223 |
|
Knocknacarra District Cmty CE |
Galway City |
125,531 |
|
Le Cheile Westside Project |
Galway City |
95,737 |
|
Loughrea Parish Council |
Loughrea |
227,286 |
|
Milltown Community Council |
Milltown |
243,422 |
|
Mountbellew Development Co-Operative |
Mountbellew |
458,103 |
|
Moylough Parish Services |
Moylough |
277,048 |
|
Multiple Sclerosis Society Of Ireland |
Galway City |
180,730 |
|
Oughterard Com Enterprises Limited |
Oughterard |
145,013 |
|
Redemptorist Monastery |
Galway City |
203,969 |
|
Renmore Parish Development Association |
Renmore |
123,210 |
|
Ryehill Community Council |
Ryehill |
46,212 |
|
Shantalla Community Development Co Limited |
Galway City |
292,529 |
|
Sliabh Aughty CommunityAssoc Limited |
Abbey |
165,058 |
|
St. James Community Centre |
Galway City |
300,866 |
|
Tuam & District Mental Health |
Tuam |
212,671 |
|
Tuam Travellers Education & Development Group |
Tuam |
270,965 |
|
Williamstown Development Co. |
Williamstown |
145,816 |
|
Woodlawn Heritage Group Limited |
Woodlawn |
106,005 |
|
Youth Work Ireland Limited |
Galway City |
121,625 |
The organisations engaged in delivering the Jobs Initiative in county Galway during 2011 are listed in the table.
|
Jobs Initiative Organisation |
Location |
Grant Value |
|
Galway Peoples Resource Centre |
Galway City |
619,220 |
|
Forum Connemara Limited |
Letterfrack |
182,072 |
|
Connemara West Centre |
Cliften |
205,289 |
Under the Activation and Family Support Programme funding can be made available by the Department to assist individuals and families to enhance their employability through education, training and personal development. In the main, these activities are organised and delivered by community and voluntary bodies involved in the provision of training, family support and specific activities. The organisations to which funds were granted under the programme during 2011 are set out in the table.
|
Activation and Family Support Programme Organisation |
Location |
Grant Value |
|
Ballinasloe Communty Resources Ltd |
Ballinasloe |
62,576 |
|
Ballinasloe Job Club |
Ballinasloe |
9,600 |
|
Ballybane Community Resource Centre Ltd |
Ballybane |
27,950 |
|
Galway City Partnership |
Galway City |
57,300 |
|
Galway Traveller Movement Ltd |
Galway City |
13,253 |
|
Home Start Programme Athenry |
Athenry |
700 |
|
St. Brendan’s Education Centre |
Loughrea |
2,310 |
|
Time4us Ltd |
Tuam |
30,000 |
|
Tuam & District Mental Health Association |
Tuam |
3,990 |
|
Tuam Adult Education Centre |
Tuam |
10,000 |
|
Tuam Community Training Centre |
Tuam |
20,000 |
|
Western Traveller Intercultural Development Centre |
Tuam |
2,000 |
The Department also funds the community services programme which supports locally based not-for-profit organisations to provide services to their communities. The table summarises the funding committed to in 2011.
|
Community Services Programme Organisation |
Location |
Contract Value € |
|
Tearmann Éanna Teoranta |
Baile na hAbhainn |
108,132 |
|
Inishturk Community Club |
Inishturk Island |
42,066 |
|
Mountbellew Community Development |
Mountbellew |
38,066 |
|
Cumann Peile Naomh Anna |
Leitir Móir |
70,066 |
|
Clifden Town Hall |
Clifden |
38,066 |
|
Gort & South Galway Community & Leisure Centre |
Gort |
38,066 |
|
Ionad Peile Na Gaillimhe |
Baile Chlair na Gaillimhe |
51,033 |
|
Inisbofin Community Services Programme Co Ltd |
Inishbofin |
116,132 |
|
Athenry Arts & Heritage Centre |
Athenry |
95,099 |
|
Ballybane Community Resource Centre |
Ballybane |
89,099 |
|
CLEAS |
Oileáin Arann |
108,132 |
|
Athchúrsáil Árann Teoranta |
Aran Islands |
165,231 |
|
Glenamaddy Community Development Company |
Glenamaddy |
117,649 |
|
Mervue United AFC Ltd |
Mervue |
165,231 |
|
Oranmore Community Development Assocation Ltd |
Oranmore |
112,889 |
|
Oughterard Leisure Centre Ltd |
Oughterard |
70,066 |
|
Oughterard Tourism & Development |
Oughterard |
93,099 |
|
Westside Age Inclusion |
Bothar Le Cheile |
108,616 |
|
Galway Teleworking Co-Op Society Ltd |
Mountbelllew |
74,066 |
|
Galway Traveller Movement |
Galway City |
172,542 |
|
Aonad Resource Centre Limited |
Ballygar |
95,099 |
|
SEG Integrated Rural Development |
Portumna |
70,066 |
|
Westside Resource Centre |
Galway City |
58,389 |
In general, the Department of Social Protection and FÁS do not hold the names of the officers of these organisations and contact is maintained with managers, supervisors or other staff members employed. The members of the boards of management may be obtained by contacting the organisations directly or by consulting the Companies Registration Office.
