Peadar Tóibín
Question:409. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount the NGO and charity sector receive in funding from his Department per annum. [26633/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
409. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount the NGO and charity sector receive in funding from his Department per annum. [26633/21]
View answer410. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a record will be provided of the annual funding received by the NGO and charity sector from his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [26646/21]
View answer411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated to each NGO and charity in each of the years 2010 to 2020 by his Department. [26659/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 409 to 411, inclusive, together.
My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions, and in order to achieve its business objectives, the Department allocates significant resources across a number of sectors. These include local authorities, State agencies and other bodies including a range of organisations that might be considered non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
However, there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes an NGO and so my Department does not hold information on the NGO status, or otherwise, of bodies in receipt of funding.
On that basis I am providing an indicative list of organisations commonly considered to be NGOs that my Department allocated funding to in the period 2017-2020. Details are in the attached table.
A transfer of Heritage functions from the former Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht took place in 2020 and so allocations to heritage and some biodiversity-related NGOs are included for 2020 only.
The information sought in respect of the period prior to 2017 and prior to 2020 in respect of the Heritage Division is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. However, if the Deputy wishes to submit a further more specific question in relation to the funding of a particular NGO, I will endeavour to provide the information requested.
My Department does not hold information on the charitable status of bodies in receipt of funding. Such status may be determined by checking the relevant body with the Charities Regulator at https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/en/information-for-the-public/search-the-register-of-charities.
Name of Organisation |
Amount of funding allocated 2017 (€) |
Amount of funding allocated 2018 (€) |
Amount of funding allocated 2019 (€) |
Amount of funding allocated 2020 (€) |
Voluntary Housing Support Services |
20,000 |
38,000 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
Irish Council for Social Housing |
410,000 |
- |
499,968.30 |
515,000 |
Union Students of Ireland |
45,000 |
- |
23,590 |
- |
Threshold |
- |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
Irish Traveller Movement |
87,567.52 |
111,886.32 |
73,652.56 |
96,154.82 |
Alone |
- |
- |
- |
24,000 |
Chambers Ireland |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
Women for Election |
- |
62295 |
138,000 |
132,300 |
National Women’s Council of Ireland |
- |
- |
28,809 |
3,700 |
Longford Women’s Link |
- |
- |
108,604 |
104,000 |
Immigrant Council of Ireland |
- |
- |
7,950 |
24,090 |
Coastwatch |
6,794.03 |
25,000 |
27,975 |
32,563 |
An Taisce |
566,144.78 |
623,120 |
679,000 |
691,905.50 |
Irish Environmental Conservation Organisation for Youth – UNESCO Clubs |
- |
- |
5,000 |
- |
Sustainable Water Network Ireland |
191,101 |
226,805 |
222,000 |
226,977 |
Irish Peatlands Conservation Council |
- |
- |
- |
7,367.96 |
Community Wetlands Forum via Irish Rural Link |
- |
- |
- |
25,000 |
Bat Conservation Ireland |
- |
- |
- |
4,840.00 |
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland |
- |
- |
- |
24,900 |
Burren Beo Trust |
- |
- |
- |
15,000 |
Irish Forum for Natural Capital Grant funding |
- |
- |
- |
23,000 |
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group |
- |
- |
- |
10,000 |
Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland |
- |
- |
- |
30,000 |
Royal Irish Academy |
- |
- |
- |
59,582 |
European Archaeological Council |
- |
- |
- |
20,000 |
Irish Heritage Trust |
- |
- |
- |
848,759.49 |
Irish Landmark Trust |
- |
- |
- |
40,000 |
Irish Architectural Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
93,000 |
Irish Architectural Archive |
- |
- |
- |
18,000 |
International Council on Monuments and Sites |
- |
- |
- |
17,500 |
Irish Georgian Society |
- |
- |
- |
4,540 |