Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
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Local Authority Funding
329. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the categories of funding available to local authorities through his Department; the amount of funding provided for each scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43734/18]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's Vote (Vote 24) provided grant funding to local authorities under the following categories in 2016 and 2017 (categorised in line with the categorisation applied in the C&AG Report on the Accounts of the Public Services):
|
Category |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Recreation and other local services (Cultural projects) |
€344,023 |
€74,845 |
|
Housing and urban regeneration (Other housing supports) |
€927,957 |
€1,534,120 |
|
Total |
€1,271,980 |
€1,608,965 |
Insofar as this Department's expenditure is concerned, "Recreation & other local services" includes payments to support initiatives such as Traveller Pride Week and the Cultúr Migrants Centre. The "Housing & urban regeneration" category includes payments to support integration and resettlement initiatives sponsored by the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration and the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
