On 19th February 2013, the Government agreed on the payment of €250,000 to the Irish Women Survivors Support Network (IWSSN) to enable them to continue to provide support, advice and assistance to women survivors of Irish Institutions including women who were in the Magdalen Laundries and who are now residing in the UK.
To facilitate good governance, the IWSSN registered as a not for profit Company Limited by Guarantee and an agreement was entered into to route the funding through Voluntary Action Camden, a long standing registered Charity which supports, develops and promotes voluntary and community groups.
The once off payment of €250,000 which was made in December 2013 was subject to a number of conditions including the requirement to submit financial statements of the IWSSN with the report of an independent examiner every year that the fund was in existence.
The Report and Financial Statements of the IWSSN for year ended 31st March 2014 were submitted to my Department in June 2014.
No further funding has been allocated to the IWSSN by my Department.
