Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2013
245. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding that his Department gives to Irish charities; the name of each organisation that receives funding; the amount of funding each organisation receives; the number that are open and transparent regarding salaries; and the steps he is taking to deal with non-disclosures. [53553/13]
View answerMy Department provides funding to two entities who are registered with charitable status as approved by the Revenue Commissioners. The first such body is the Consumers’ Association of Ireland. Funding is provided to the Association to support suitable projects to enhance its capacity to address the needs of consumers. Funding in the amount of €48,484.90 was provided to the Association in 2012. An application for funding in 2013 is currently being considered. The salary costs incurred by the Association are included in its Annual Reports.
The second body is Microfinance Ireland Ltd. Microfinance Ireland, which is a subsidiary of Social Finance Foundation, was established in 2012 pursuant to the Microenterprise Loan Fund Act 2012 and is also a limited company with registered charitable status. The stated purpose of Microfinance Ireland Ltd is to manage the Microenterprise Loan Fund by making loans to microenterprises in accordance with the requirements of the 2012 Act. My Department with the consent of the Departments of Finance and Public Sector and Reform provided a grant of €10 million to Microfinance Ireland in 2010. The salary costs incurred by Microfinance Ireland are published in the company’s annual report.
