Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
420. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from his Department; the amount of funding allocated to same in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/21]
View answerMy Department makes an annual grant payment each year from the Defence Vote to the Irish Red Cross Society towards the administrative running costs of its headquarters. In 2020, the grant paid to the Irish Red Cross Society was €965,000.
In December 2018, a Government decision provided for an allocation of €85,000 from the Defence Vote to Sail Training Ireland for 2019 and 2020, subject to the organisation being compliant with the Code of Governance for Voluntary Bodies. Sail Training Ireland is a charitable organisation established in 2011 by individuals who were previously involved with the State funded ‘Asgard’ sail training vessel. The full amount was paid in 2019, however, due to Covid-19 only €20,000 was paid in 2020.
