Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012
162 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Taoiseach the number of associations, organisations and regulatory bodies in receipt of grants, benefit in kind and sums of money from the State in tabular form for the past three years; if he is satisfied that the State should be financing such organisations; if he will undertake to examine the savings that can be made in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28949/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraGrant payments were made by my Department from the Commemoration Initiatives Fund in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and the Communicating Europe Initiative in 2012. In 2012 the Commemoration Initiatives Fund was transferred to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. In addition a grant payment was made to the European Movement in 2012.
The following tables provide details of the payments made to organisations and individuals from 2009 to date under each of the initiatives.
|
2009 |
|
|---|---|
|
Recipient of Grant |
Amount |
|
Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD |
€50,000 |
|
Mayo Peace Park |
€10,000 |
|
Kickham Country Weekend |
€6,000 |
|
UCD and St. Deniol’s Library, UK |
€5,896 |
|
Royal Irish Academy (RIA) |
€40,000 |
|
SIPTU |
€19,000 |
|
UCC |
€1,500 |
|
Total |
€132,396 |
|
Recipient of Grant |
Amount |
|
Suffolk Historical Society |
€980 |
|
University College Cork |
€1,500 |
|
Northern Ireland Building Communities Trust Ltd |
€2,004 |
|
John Moyney VC Project |
€1,135 |
|
The O’Brien Press Ltd |
€2,000 |
|
University College Dublin — National Folklore Collection |
€5,000 |
|
The Somme Association |
€23,327 |
|
Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD |
€35,000 |
|
Thomas Davis Project(Mallow Development Partnership) |
€10,000 |
|
University College Dublin |
€3,000 |
|
Marino College VEC — Memorial Garden and Information Wall — North Strand Bombings 31 May 1941 |
€2,000 |
|
Ireland Newfoundland Connections Ltd. |
€900 |
|
Total |
€86,846 |
|
Recipient of Grant |
Amount |
|
London South Bank University |
€910 |
|
Campile Memorial Society |
€3,000 |
|
SIPTU — James Connolly Writings |
€16,000 |
|
Kennedy Memorial Lecture Series |
€1,550 |
|
Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD |
€35,000 |
|
Ulster Newfoundland Initiative (Don McNeill, Chairperson) |
€700 |
|
Royal Irish Academy |
€19,000 |
|
Total |
€76,160 |
|
Recipient of Grant |
Amount |
|
Understanding Europe |
2,000 |
|
European Youth Parliament |
8,000 |
|
Tina Leonard (Journalist) |
2,000 |
|
Women for Election |
4,000 |
|
West Dublin Access Radio |
2,000 |
|
Institute of Technology Tralee |
4,000 |
|
European Movement Ireland |
5,000 |
|
Temple Bar Cultural Trust |
15,000 |
|
Total |
42,000 |
|
Grant payment to European Movement — 2012 |
|
|
European Movement Ireland |
50,000 |
