The information requested by the Deputy is attached in the tabular statement below. Funding was provided by Cosc, The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, towards awareness-raising activities and by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, towards court accompaniment services.
The Deputy may be aware that core funding for Women's Aid is provided by the Child and Family Agency, which falls under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
Year
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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Women's Aid Dublin allocation
|
€131,007.44
|
€126,500
|
€112,792
|
€130,795 (includes Women's Aid's share of funding awarded jointly to them and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre amounting to €42,500)
|
Women's Aid Louth (Dundalk) allocation
|
€14,500
|
€16,800
|
€17,560
|
€14,000
|
Carlow Women's Aid
|
€15,000
|
€16,750
|
€15,700
|
€14,200
|