I wish to inform the Deputy that €8,817,372 in EU Funds was received by my Department's Vote 24 during 2017, of which €8,611,498 comprised advance funding for programmes. The table below provides further details.
Division
|
Details
|
Amount €
|
Office for Internet Safety
|
EU Funding For Internet Safety
|
199,785
|
Anti-Human Trafficking Unit
|
Council Of Europe Funded UK Study Visit (Oct 2016)
|
4,832
|
Criminal Assets Bureau
|
Reimbursement of Conference fees
|
1,257
|
Asylum Migration and Integration fund
|
Advance funding for initiatives to promote the integration of non-EU migrants and to combat discrimination and racism
|
7,334,769
|
European Social Fund
|
Advance funding forProgramme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020- Priority 2: Social Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
|
1,276,729
|
I have requested that relevant agencies under the remit of my Department, and operating under a separate Vote structure (An Garda Síochána, Irish Prison Service and Courts Service) respond directly to the Deputy.