Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1375. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding that his Department has allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40867/22]
View answer1376. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the governance of an organisation (details supplied) that receives State funding; if his Department has oversight of operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40868/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1375 and 1376 together.
The Deputy will be aware that the organisation in question is an independent body with its own governance structure and is not a public body under the aegis of my Department.
It has received substantial public support for its work on the Ukrainian response.
Funding of just over €1.374 million has been allocated in 2022 to this organisation from my Department. Of this, approximately €1.1 million is associated with the Ukraine crisis response. This amount was based on projections earlier in the year and is likely to change as operational adjustments are made to meet arising demands.
The organisation in question has a Memorandum of Agreement with my Department covering the range of tasks which assist the Department in the response to the Ukrainian crisis and associated costs that my Department has agreed to fund. Only expenditure associated with agreed tasks will be paid and regular monitoring meetings take place.
I am satisfied that appropriate mechanisms are in place for the governance of this agreement.
