Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
127. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for refusal of the national funding to promote the integration of immigrants for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25572/17]
View answerI launched an open call for proposals for National Funding to Promote the Integration of Immigrants on 23 February, 2017 with a closing date of 22 March, 2017. As indicated in the call documentation, funding of €600,000 per annum would be committed for a period of three years. Seventy-three applications for funding were received and the amount of funding sought in these applications far exceeded the amounts available for allocation in the call. All applications were assessed against the selection criteria published in the call documentation. Following assessment of the applications in the Department and by an assessment committee with external representation, fourteen organisations were selected to receive funding. The budget allocation was fully committed. Unfortunately, the organisation referred to was not selected for funding on this occasion.
