asked the Minister for Social Welfare the grants that have been allocated from the £0.5 million provided for voluntary bodies in the social services areas for 1984; if he will make a statement on the projects supported; and the amount allocated in each case.
Written Answers. - Social Service Grant Allocations.
205.
The following grants have been allocated from the 1984 provision of £0.5 million for voluntary bodies in the social services area:
|
Organisation |
Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
|
|
£ |
|||
|
1 |
Coolock Community Law Centre |
25,000 |
Towards ongoing expenses |
|
2 |
Women's Drop-In Centre Steering Group |
6,000 |
Provision of Drop-in centre for unmarried mothers and their children in the Rathmines area of Dublin. |
|
3 |
Rape Crisis Centre |
10,000 |
Towards the cost of an advertising campaign in 1984. |
|
4 |
KARE, Kildare |
5,000 |
Provision of toilets and other amenities in centres for the handicapped in Kildare and Newbridge. |
|
5 |
Naas District Care of the Aged Committee |
2,000 |
Improvement works to existing premises. |
|
6 |
The Social Centre, 82 Leinster Street, Athy, Co. Kildare. |
3,000 |
Improvement to premises. |
|
7 |
Kill Dara Social Club, Clane, Co. Kildare. |
500 |
Purchase of recreational equipment. |
|
8 |
Teach Bhride Retreat House and Counselling Service, Tullow, Co. Carlow. |
350 |
Purchase of photocopier. |
|
9 |
Order of Malta, St. John's House, 32 Clyde Road, Dublin 4. |
10,000 |
Purchase of vehicle for transport of elderly to day centre in Naas. |
|
10 |
Donore Amateur Boxing Association |
3,000 |
Installation of showers. |
|
11 |
St. Teresa's Gardens Development Committee. |
500 |
Purchase of minibus for children of the area. |
|
TOTAL |
65,350 |
I have written to all the health boards, as I did last year, to ask their advice in relation to organisations which they would consider deserving of assistance from the allocation.