Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 November 2022
176. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of money allocated in 2021 and to date in 2022 to NGOs by the Department for work on environmental and climate projects; the names of the NGOs involved; the purpose for which the money was allocated; the amount allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55977/22]
View answerNational environmental NGOs are active on a broad range of environmental issues. The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) is an independent umbrella organisation for environmental NGOs with its own corporate governance structures. The distribution and allocation of funding to its members is decided by the IEN. The IEN requests member organisations to submit funding proposals, and member applications for core funding are then evaluated by an independent panel of adjudicators. Funding provided to the IEN is comprised of grant funding for the c.30 member organisations to which the IEN manages the allocation of funds.
ECO-UNESCO runs the annual Young Environmentalist Awards programme, recognising and rewarding the work of young people who act on environmental issues through local environmental action projects. My Department has been a core supporter of the programme since 2005 facilitating the participation of tens of thousands of young people across the island of Ireland, reaching thousands of young people directly and tens of thousands with projects in communities across Ireland.
The financial supports provided by my Department to these environmental NGOs in 2021 and 2022 are set out in the table below.
|
Name of NGO |
2021 |
2022 (allocated) |
|
Irish Environmental Network |
€1,764,000 |
€2,100,000 |
|
ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards |
€90,000 |
€120,000 |
