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Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Ceisteanna (136)

Carol Nolan

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136. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from his Department; the amount of funding allocated to same in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/21]

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While my Department does not generally provide direct funding to non-governmental organisations, it does fund the costs of Ireland’s membership of a number of international organisations (e.g. World Trade Organisation, International Labour Organisation, European Space Agency). The total funding provided to support these memberships in 2020 was €26.355 million.

My Department also provides funding to a number of discrete committees and enquiries (e.g. Company Law Review Group, Balance for Better Business) which assist the Department in the exercise of its mandate. In 2020 a total of €186,000 was allocated to these committees.

In addition my Department provides funding for ad hoc humanitarian flood relief schemes to assist eligible undertakings whose premises have been affected by severe flooding and who have not be able to secure insurance against such events. Such schemes, which currently are administered on behalf of the Department by the Red Cross, were allocated a total of €251,000 in 2020.

Finally my Department provides discrete consumer support funding to the European Consumer Centre to assist in the provision of information regarding such things as online dispute resolution bodies, geo blocking rules etc. A total of €70,000 was provided in respect of such consumer support in 2020.

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