Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023
106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding supports offered by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44918/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraFriends of the Irish Environment is a member of the Irish Environmental Network (IEN). The IEN is an independent umbrella organisation for environmental NGOs with its own corporate governance structures. The distribution and allocation of funding to its members is decided by the IEN.
I have approved the allocation of €2.55 million in funding to the IEN from the Environment Fund for 2023. This represents an increase of €450,000 on the level of funding provided in 2022, which was €2.1 million. Funding in 2021 was €1.7m.
50% of the 2023 funding has already been distributed to the IEN, with the remainder to be provided in the coming weeks.
