Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2017
274. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the grants and funding provided to groups and organisations providing support services for women and men respectively in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides funding and grants to a large number of groups and organisations under various headings. Details can be found in the following tables of the funding given to the types of groups providing support services for women and men to which it is assumed the Deputy is referring.
In 2016, €400,000 was granted to the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). The NWCI is an umbrella group representing 170 member groups as well as individual members with the aim of seeking equality between women and men. €1,385,000 was provided to the National Collective of Community based Women's Networks, which consists of 17 women's groups in various parts of the country, involved broadly in activation and outreach for disadvantaged women.
The Department of Justice and Equality also provided funding, administered by the Victims of Crime office, totalling €1.445 million for groups and organisations supporting victims of crime, both men and women, in 2016. These organisations are supporting among others, victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, as well as tourist victims of crime, child victims, families of victims who die as a result of homicide and victims of general crime. Details of this funding is outlined in Table 1.
Table 1 - Funding provided by the Victims of Crime Office to Victim Support Services 2016
|
Organisation |
Men |
Women |
Men & Women |
Type of Organisation |
Total Paid |
|
|
1 |
Adapt (Kerry) Kerry Women's Refuge and Support Services |
€22,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€22,000.00 |
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|
2 |
Adapt (Limerick) |
€60,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€60,000.00 |
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|
3 |
AdVIC |
€26,500.00 |
General |
€26,500.00 |
||
|
4 |
Amen |
€13,200 |
support to male victims of domestic violence |
€13,200 |
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|
5 |
Ascend |
€10,195 |
Domestic Violence |
€10,195 |
||
|
6 |
Barnardos* |
€23,800.00 |
Children |
€23,800.00 |
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|
7 |
Beacon of Light Counselling Centre* |
€17,500.00 |
Counselling Services |
€17,500.00 |
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|
8 |
Bray Women's Refuge |
€9,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€9,000.00 |
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|
9 |
CARI* |
€60,000.00 |
Children |
€60,000.00 |
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|
10 |
Carlow Women's Aid |
€19,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€19,000.00 |
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|
11 |
Clare Haven Services |
€13,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€13,000.00 |
||
|
12 |
Cope Galway Waterside House |
€4,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€4,000.00 |
||
|
13 |
Crime Victims Helpline |
€100,000.00 |
General |
€100,000.00 |
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|
14 |
Cuan Saor Women's Refuge Ltd. |
€20,700.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€20,700.00 |
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|
15 |
Dignity for Patients |
€10,500.00 |
General |
€10,500.00 |
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|
16 |
Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (Sligo)(formerly Waves) |
€8,500.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€8,500.00 |
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|
17 |
Domestic Violence Response Galway |
€14,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€14,000.00 |
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|
18 |
Donegal Domestic Violence Service |
€17,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€17,000.00 |
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|
19 |
Drogheda Women's Refuge and Children's Refuge Centre |
€10,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€10,000.00 |
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|
20 |
Dublin 12 Domestic Violence Service |
€7,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€7,000.00 |
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|
21 |
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre |
€22,000.00 |
Sexual Violence |
€22,000.00 |
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|
22 |
Dundalk Counselling Service |
€20,000.00 |
Counselling Services |
€20,000.00 |
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|
23 |
Federation for Victim Assistance |
€106,000.00 |
General |
€106,000.00 |
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|
24 |
Finglas Cabra Local Drug Task Force |
€4,000 |
General |
€4,000 |
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|
25 |
Greystones Family Resource Centre |
€800 |
Domestic Violence |
€800 |
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|
26 |
Hope Counselling |
€1,000 |
Counselling |
€1,000 |
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|
27 |
Irish Tourist Assistance Service |
€47,000.00 |
General |
€47,000.00 |
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|
28 |
Kilkenny Women's Refuge Ltd |
€6,500.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€6,500.00 |
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|
29 |
Laois Domestic Abuse Service |
€18,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€18,000.00 |
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|
30 |
Le Chéile* |
€2,954 |
General |
€2,954 |
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|
31 |
Letterkenny Women's Centre (Counselling) |
€6,500.00 |
Counselling Services |
€6,500.00 |
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|
32 |
Living Life Voluntary Counselling Centre |
€15,000.00 |
Counselling Services |
€15,000.00 |
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|
33 |
Longford Women's Link |
€20,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€20,000.00 |
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|
34 |
Mayo Women's Support Services |
€8,204 |
Domestic Violence |
€8,204 |
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|
35 |
Meath Women's Refuge |
€30,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€30,000.00 |
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|
36 |
Missing in Ireland Support Services |
€5,500.00 |
General |
€5,500.00 |
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|
37 |
Mná Feasa Domestic Violence Project |
€25,000 |
Domestic Violence |
€25,000 |
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|
38 |
Oasis House Women's Refuge Waterford |
€10,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€10,000.00 |
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|
39 |
Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service |
€10,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€10,000.00 |
||
|
40 |
One in Four |
€90,000.00 |
Sexual Violence |
€90,000.00 |
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|
41 |
Rape Crisis Network Ireland |
€45,000.00 |
Sexual Violence |
€45,000.00 |
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|
42 |
Roscommon Safe Link |
€17,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€17,000.00 |
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|
43 |
Safe Ireland |
€5,500.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€5,500.00 |
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|
44 |
Saoirse Housing Association |
€15,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€15,000.00 |
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|
45 |
Sexual Violence Centre, Cork |
€23,000.00 |
Sexual Violence |
€23,000.00 |
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|
46 |
Sonas |
€14,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€14,000.00 |
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|
47 |
Support After Crime |
€129,000.00 |
General |
€129,000.00 |
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|
48 |
Support After Homicide |
€60,000.00 |
General |
€60,000.00 |
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|
49 |
Téarmann Housing Association |
€16,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€16,000.00 |
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|
50 |
Victim Support at Court |
€72,000.00 |
General |
€72,000.00 |
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|
51 |
Westmeath Support Service against Domestic Abuse |
€16,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€16,000.00 |
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|
52 |
Wexford Women's Refuge |
€8,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€8,000.00 |
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|
53 |
Women's Aid Dublin |
€94,000.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€94,000.00 |
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|
54 |
Women's Aid Dundalk |
€16,500.00 |
Domestic Violence |
€16,500.00 |
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|
Totals paid |
€13,200 |
€551,399.00 |
€880,754.00 |
€1,445,353.00 |
*Refers to support services for children.
COSC, the National Office for the prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based violence provided funding totalling €653,500 in 2016 to three programme organisations delivering domestic violence intervention programmes which support men and women. Details of this funding is outlined at Table 2.
Table 2: Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes 2016
|
Organisation |
Total paid € |
|
Men Overcoming Violence (MOVE) |
€351,500 |
|
South East Domestic Violence Intervention Programme SEDVIP |
€278,000 |
|
North East Domestic Violence Intervention Programme NEDVIP |
€24,000 |
|
Total |
€653,500 |
COSC also provided funding support to Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) and the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) for a number of particular initiatives supporting both men and women during 2016. Details of this funding is contained in Table 3.
Table 3: Initiative funding RCNI & DRCC 2016
|
Organisation |
Total paid € |
|
Rape Crisis Network Ireland |
€40,000 |
|
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre |
€17,398 |
|
Total |
€57,398 |
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) provides mainstream funding to two NGOs to assist them in providing front line support services to victims of trafficking in human beings. Detailed Service Level Agreements are in place stipulating the conditions under which both NGOs receive the funding and the services for victims they are expected to carry out. In 2016 Ruhama was allocated €275,000 to support women affected by prostitution and other commercial forms of sexual exploitation. Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) received €41,428 to work with men and women who have experienced trafficking for labour exploitation.
In addition to funding provided directly by AHTU, funding for NGOs is also provided through the Dormant Accounts Funding (DAF) Scheme. DAF funding is under the statutory function of the then Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. In 2016, that Department allocated €200,000 for disbursal by AHTU to five NGOs for a range of initiatives with the purpose of addressing the personal, social and educational development of victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings. In the case of four of the NGOs both men and women benefitted from DAF projects (Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Doras Luimní, MRCI and ICI) however the Ruhama initiative funded under this Scheme focused solely on female participants.
A full breakdown of all funding provided is captured in Table 4.
Table 4
|
Type of Funding |
Organisation |
Amount - € |
|
Mainstream Funding* |
Ruhama |
275,000 |
|
MRCI |
41,428 |
|
|
Dormant Accounts Funding* |
Ruhama |
40,000 |
|
MRCI |
40,000 |
|
|
Doras Luimní |
40,000 |
|
|
Sexual Violence Centre Cork |
40,000 |
|
|
Immigrant Council of Ireland |
40,000 |
Lastly, the Probation Service works in partnership with a range of community based organisations and provides funding to enable them to develop and deliver services in communities which enhance the work of the Probation Service in changing offending behaviour.
In 2016, the Probation Service provided just under €10.7 million directly to community based organisations working with adults. Most of these organisations deal with both male and female offenders. However, a number of organisations deal solely with female offenders including Tús Nua, SAOL and WRENS. Tús Nua, for example, is a specialised service established specifically to support women, who are either homeless upon their release from prison or women with an offending background and who are homeless in the community.
