Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2420. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount provided by his Department to rape crisis centres each year for the past ten years; and the services and supports provided from this funding by each centre or project. [35411/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) Ltd is funded by my Department through the Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) in the Community and Voluntary Sector, which aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. RCNI has been funded through the SSNO since 2008. Until June 2014 annual allocations of funding were provided.
|
Year |
Funding Allocated |
|
2008 |
106,000 |
|
2009 |
101,760 |
|
2010 |
91,584 |
|
2011 |
81,172 |
|
2012 |
90,000 |
|
2013 |
84,780 |
|
2014 to end June 2014 |
37,303 |
A new iteration of the SSNO commenced on 1 July 2014 to run for a period of 24 months. Following a competitive application process, RCNI was allocated €156,107 for the period to 30 June 2016.
The current iteration of the SSNO commenced on 1 July 2016 to run for a period of three years to 30 June 2019. Following a further competitive application process, RCNI was allocated a total of €269,960 for the 36 month duration of the scheme.
