Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2013
295. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the SEUPB has cut PEACE III funding from the Training for Women Network; the assessments that have been carried out on the impact this cut in funding will have on the work of the Network North and South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15070/13]
View answerThe PEACE III Programme is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a North South Implementation body established under the Good Friday Agreement. The SEUPB has confirmed that no funding has been cut with regards to the Training for Women Network (TWN). To date the organisation has received two Letters of Offer for two separate projects under the PEACE III Programme. Further details of these projects are as follows:
|
PROJECT NAME |
LETTER OF OFFER VALUE (£) |
START DATE |
COMPLETION DATE |
|
Positive Relations |
£2,766,645 |
07/08/2008 |
23/05/2011 |
|
Extending Positive Relations |
£2,864,137 |
01/03/2011 |
30/06/2013 |
All projects in receipt of funding under the EU’s PEACE III Programme are made aware that this support is for specific activities to be delivered within an agreed time period, and must therefore make the necessary provisions to ensure that all project activities are concluded in line with their original letter of offer. In total TWN has received approximately £5.6 million of PEACE III funding; this equates to approximately 13.5% of the funding budget available for measure "1.1 Building Positive Relations at the Local Level (Regional Projects)". This has been one of the most heavily-subscribed measures within PEACE III. The Programme is now fully committed and work is underway to ensure the delivery of all funded projects before the Programmes conclusion.
