Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2019
157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a list of the organisations and-or bodies that were in receipt of funding from the 2018 and 2019 Asylum Migration and Integration Fund will be provided; the amount in this funding stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41546/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can inform the Deputy that Ireland’s National Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) Programme was approved by the European Commission on 21 March 2016. The Funds Administration Unit in my Department has been designated as Ireland’s 'Responsible Authority' for the AMIF. The funding available to Ireland under the AMIF will be used over the lifetime of the Programme to support actions that will help the national objectives set out in the Programme. The eligibility period for the Programme extends to 2022.
Details of the National Programme, including details of the national objectives and specific actions set by Ireland can be found at - http://eufunding.justice.ie/.
The total AMIF spend managed by the Funds Administration Unit is as follows:
