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Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Questions (545)

Carol Nolan

Question:

545. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from her Department; the amount of funding allocated to same in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24381/21]

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Written answers

The 2020 allocations for non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from this Department are as follows:

1. €80,000 for the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice

2. €255,000 for the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed

3. €350,000 for Community Law and Mediation.

In addition, the following amounts were allocated in 2020 to organisations which made applications for funding under the initiative for the promotion of awareness of the annual United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The Deputy may wish to note that the groups may not have fully drawn down these amounts because of the impact of pandemic restrictions on planned activities.

Applicant

Amount Allocated 2020

All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World - Ireland Ltd.

€2,854

Aster Family Support

€2,365

Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living

€1,500

BREFFNI

€2,500

Doras Buí

€2,550

Foodshare Kerry

€1,550

ICTU

€2,000

Irish 17 October Committee

€2,080

Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership

€3,000

Lus Na Greine

€1,500

North West Simon Community

€2,800

Offaly Traveller Movement

€3,000

SAOL

€3,000

SICCDA

€813

Society of St Vincent De Paul (SVP) Young SVP Programme

€3,000

Treoir

€2,700

Tullamore Community and Family Resource Centre

€2,770

Yola Hedge School

€1,400

The Deputy will also be aware that, under its Employment Programmes, the Department provides funding in respect of the following schemes: Community Employment (CE), Job Initiative (JI), Tús and Rural Social Scheme (RSS). The total provision for these schemes in 2020 was €539m.

In addition, the 2020 provision for the Citizens Information Board of €61.8m includes CIB Operational Grants to its funded Service Delivery Companies.

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