Voluntary Sector Funding

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Questions (803)

Ruth Coppinger

Question:

803. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the extension of the scheme to support national organisations funding for another year, his plans to put in place sustainable funding beyond June 2016 for the organisations in question. [23845/15]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

The funding Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. Applications for a new round of funding, which commenced on 1 July 2014, were subject to an appraisal process. 55 applications were approved for funding for the two-year period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2016. A number of previously funded organisations were not approved for funding on this occasion. On 18 July 2014, it was announced that bridging funding of €1.4 million would be allocated for a twelve month period to a number of previously funded health, disability and other organisations that were not approved for funding under the new scheme, pending the carrying out of a review of the public funding of national organisations in the health and disability sector.

On 25 May 2015 I announced that funding will be provided from 1 July this year to 30 June 2016 to a number of health, disability and other organisations, following a review in relation to the impact of the cessation of their current funding on 30 June 2015. This further support will be based on current levels of funding to the organisations in question and is being provided through a Developmental Scheme to Support National Organisations (DSSNO). The funding, totalling €1.32 million, to be provided to each organisation is set out in the following table below.

It is envisaged that the new Scheme to Support National Organisations will be advertised in early 2016 and groups funded under the 2014-2016 Scheme to Support National Organisations and the recently announced Developmental Scheme to Support National Organisations will be required to apply for funding under the single SSNO Scheme and meet the criteria required for funding.

Funding allocated under Developmental Scheme to Support National Organisations 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
Arthritis Ireland	53,882
Aspergers Syndrome Association of Ireland Ltd	41,448
Asthma Society of Ireland	41,448
Breaking Through Limited	58,028
Chronic Pain Ireland Limited	37,304
Dyslexia Association of Ireland	62,172
Genetic and Inherited Disorders Organisation Ltd	16,580
GROW in Ireland	16,580
Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland Limited	19,066
Irish Deaf Society The National Association of the Deaf Limited	62,172
Irish Heart Foundation	41,448
Irish Mountain Rescue Association	58,028
Irish National Council of Attention Deficit Disorder Support (INCADDS)	33,158
Irish Stammering Association	24,868
Migraine Association of Ireland Ltd	29,014
Motor Neuron disease Association	24,868
MOVE Ireland	41,448
Muintir na Tíre	70,462
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland	37,304
National Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Ireland Limited	37,304
New Communities Partnership (NCP) Ltd	74,606
Peter Bradley Foundation Limited	41,448
Post Polio Support Group Limited	24,868
Safe Ireland	74,606
Show Racism The Red Card Limited	29,014
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland	62,172
The Carers Association Limited	62,172
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland	49,738
The Neurological Alliance of Ireland	49,738
The Union of Voluntary Organisations of People with Disabilities	45,592