Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Charitable Donations.

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue):

Between 1990 and 1996 the Department of Justice made the following funding available to the Irish Association of Victim Support, who have "charitable status", by way of a contribution towards the Association's administration and training costs:

	£
1990	8,000
1991	12,000
1992	15,000
1993	18,000
1994	110,000
1995	130,000
1996	180,000

In 1997, the Department of Justice was amalgamated with the Department of Equality and Law Reform and funding of £280,000 was provided for victim support. Funding this year will increase to £645,000.

Between 1994 and 1996, the Department of Equality and Law Reform provided funding to a number of voluntary organisations providing marriage counselling services:

	£
1994 (54 organisations)	750,000
1995 (58 organisations)	750,000
1996 (75 organisations)	900,000

Between 1994 and 1996, the Department of Equality and Law Reform provided funding to a number of voluntary organisations in respect of pilot childcare projects:

	£
1994 (36 organisations)	250,000
1995 (37 organisations)	800,000
1996 (36 organisations)	800,000

In 1997, my Department disbursed a total of £145,000 to organisations to provide for the implementation of pilot community disability projects throughout the country. Moreover, in 1997 my Department made £900,000 available to 93 separate organisations to provide marriage counselling and related services countrywide and £800,000 to 44 pilot childcare projects.

While it would not be possible, without the use of a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources, to identify which of the above-mentioned organisations have charitable status, I can inform the Deputy that a considerable number of the organisations in question has charitable status.