Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 30 Jun 1994

Vol. 444 No. 7

Written Answers. - Irish Wildbird Conservancy Funding.

Tony Gregory

Ceist:

63 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of any grant assistance made available to the Irish Wildbird Conservancy over the last three years; and if additional funding can be allocated to the Irish Wildbird Conservancy.

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment Mr. Browne

, (Wexford): Awards under my Department's environmental awareness awards scheme for non-governmental organisations active in the area of environmental awareness and education have been made to the Irish Wildbird Conservancy over the last three years as follows:

		£
1991	Galway Branch	400
	Fingal Branch	150
1992	Clare Branch	550
	Headquarters	500
	Cork Branch	250
1993	Headquarters	500
	Tipperary Branch	350
	Cork Branch	200
	Total	2,900

Applications under the 1994 environmental awareness awards scheme will be invited shortly via advertisements in the national press.