Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Mar 1992

Vol. 417 No. 1

Written Answers. - Voluntary Groups Funding.

Dick Spring

Ceist:

139 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of the funding, if any, which is available to voluntary groups under any of the following, or any other headings, and if he will also outline the means of application: (a) development of community centres, (b) youth activities, (c) creches, (d) women in education, (e) education in rural areas, (f) anti-poverty, (g) womens' groups, (h), rural enterprise, (i), day care centres, (j) care of the elderly, (k) laundry, (l) meals on wheels, (m) tidy towns, (n) setting up community co-ops, (o) alternative energy, (p) mother and child, (q) development in traditional craft, (r) sport and (s) health.

Minister for the Marine (Dr. Woods)

My Department pays an annual grant to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution which in 1992 will be £100,000.

The only other heading relevant to the Deputy's question relates to Bord Iascaigh Mhara grant schemes for pilot/commercial projects in the shellfish sector which in some cases do have a local community (i.e. co-operative) involvement. In a generic sense, all assistance for aquaculture projects comes under the rural enterprise heading. However, since the Deputy has voluntary based groups in minds, the relevance is fairly limited. My Department and Bord Iascaigh Mhara will be glad to advise all those interested in aquaculture development in relation to assistance and eligibility criteria, licensing together with technical matters.