I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together.
The funding provided to Louth County Council by my Department for the period in question is set out in the following table. No funding was provided to Meath County Council by my Department in these years.
Year
|
Organisation
|
Programme
|
Amount
|
2016
|
Louth County Council
|
Local Diaspora Strategy Development Fund
|
€10,000
|
In 2016 the Local Diaspora Strategy Development Fund made up to €10,000 available for each Local Authority to invest in developing strategies for diaspora engagement at local and community level. A total of 24 Local Authorities received funding under this programme in 2016.
Funding for local diaspora initiatives was administered by my Department in 2016, however that funding was transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2017.
My Department had no capital budget allocation in the years 2016 - 2018.