Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:454. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the funding allocated to each NGO and charity in each of the years 2010 to 2020 by his Department. [26653/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
454. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the funding allocated to each NGO and charity in each of the years 2010 to 2020 by his Department. [26653/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn annual grant payment is made each year from the Defence Vote (Vote 36) to the Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) towards the administrative running costs of its headquarters.
Following a Government decision in 2015, additional once-off funding was also provided to the IRCS through the Defence Vote for the Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme for small businesses, following severe weather and flooding events. The additional amounts provided were €5 million in 2015, €750,000 in 2017 and €300,000 in 2018.
In December 2018, a Government decision provided for an allocation of €85,000 from the Defence Vote to Sail Training Ireland for 2019 and 2020, subject to the organisation being compliant with the Code of Governance for Voluntary Bodies. Sail Training Ireland is a charitable organisation established in 2011 by individuals who were previously involved with the State funded ‘Asgard’ sail training vessel. The full amount was paid in 2019, however, due to Covid-19 only €20,000 was paid in 2020, with the remaining balance due to be paid in 2021 if voyages re-commence and performance delivery objectives are achieved.
All details from 2010 to 2020 are set out in the table below.
Table: Amounts of funding paid to Charities/NGO's from the Defence Vote from 2010 to 2020.
YEAR |
IRISH RED CROSS SOCIETY €'000 |
SAIL TRAINING IRELAND €'000 |
TOTAL €'000 |
2010 |
951 |
|
951 |
2011 |
951 |
|
951 |
2012 |
869 |
|
869 |
2013 |
869 |
|
869 |
2014 |
869 |
|
869 |
2015 |
5,869 |
|
5,869 |
2016 |
869 |
|
869 |
2017 |
1,619 |
|
1,619 |
2018 |
1,169 |
|
1,169 |
2019 |
932 |
85 |
1,017 |
2020 |
965 |
20 |
985 |