Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
967. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial support provided by his Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33134/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not have a direct funding relationship with St John Ambulance.
St John Ambulance does not receive targeted funding for youth services from my Department nor does it receive funding as a national youth organisation under my Department’s Youth Services Grant Scheme.
However, there have been occasions when St John Ambulance youth groups have received funding from Education & Training Boards (ETBs) under schemes funded by my Department.
The awards process for the schemes, including decision, is handled by the various ETBs.
In this regard, an amount of €3,000 was awarded for 2020 to St John Ambulance Ongar via the Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB under the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme.
As awards made by ETBs under the scheme are done on a once-off annual basis without my Department's involvement, it is not possible to determine whether any youth club associated with St John Ambulance will seek funding from an ETB scheme in 2021.
However, in the interest of transparency, I am providing details of St John Ambulance youth clubs that have received funding from ETBs under the above scheme in the years since 2017.
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Recipient |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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City of Dublin Youth Service Board |
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St John Ambulance Clontarf Cadet Division |
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Local Youth Club Grant Scheme |
€2,300.00 |
€2,380.00 |
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Local Youth Club - Capital Grant Scheme |
€5,000.00 |
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St John Ambulance Finglas/Glasnevin |
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Local Youth Club Grant Scheme |
€2,240.00 |
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Cork ETB |
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St. John Ambulance Glanmire Cadets |
€1,350.00 |
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Local Youth Club Grant Scheme |
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Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB |
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St John Ambulance Castleknock |
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Local Youth Club Grant Scheme |
€1,561.50 |
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St John Ambulance Ongar |
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Local Youth Club Grant Scheme |
€1,561.50 |
€3,000.00 |
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TOTAL |
€12,663.00 |
€2,380.00 |
€1,350.00 |
€3,000.00 |
