Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 March 2005
176 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding he proposes to make available urgently to Volunteering Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7288/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraFunding of €106,139 under the White Paper on supporting voluntary activity was provided to Volunteering Ireland in 2004 and the operating grant for 2005 will be increased by5%, giving a total of €111,446. Volunteering Ireland will also receive funding under the White Paper training and supports scheme in 2005, totalling €35,000.
Later today, I hope to announce a number of measures designed, inter alia, to deepen and strengthen our volunteering infrastructure. An element of these measures will be the provision of funding to a number of other volunteer bureaux in addition to the continuation of the existing level of funding to Volunteering Ireland.
