Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 599: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants and other financial assistance awarded by his Department in each of the past three years to men's organisations and groups or organisations providing services primarily for men including the name of the organisation or group; the amount paid; and the purpose for which it was paid. [10649/05]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 600: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants and other financial assistance awarded by his Department in each of the past three years to women's organisations and groups or organisations providing services primarily for women including the name of the organisation or group; the amount paid; and the purpose for which it was paid. [10650/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 600 together.

Details of the grants and other financial assistance awarded by my Department under the community development programme in each of the past three years to men's and women's organisations and groups or organisations providing services primarily for men or women, including the name of the organisation or group and the amount paid, are set out in the table following.

The community development programme of my Department provides funding to groups for the following purposes: supporting particular disadvantaged groups and individuals to identify and respond to common interests and needs; giving practical assistance to community groups, such as provision of physical resources of photocopying, typing, meeting rooms; provision of funding information and assistance with applications; expertise with planning and project development and facilitation; running adult education and personal development courses especially daytime courses with crèche facilities; training in the areas of leadership and skills development, awareness-raising and social analysis, and planning and evaluation; assisting the development of new groups and initiatives to address unmet needs; providing information and a welfare rights service; developing awareness of the nature, causes and extent of poverty through training, information-giving, research and lobbying; networking with other groups at local, regional and national level; and creating the conditions for social and economic development and contributing to other local development initiatives through participation in area-based partnerships.

In addition, the local development social inclusion programme is administered by ADM on behalf of my Department. This programme aims to counter disadvantage and promote equality and social and economic inclusion through the provision of funding and support through ADM to area and community partnerships. Funding of €53.579 million, €44.962 million, €43.171 million and €45.7 million was provided for this programme in each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Both women's and men's groups are eligible to apply to their local area or community partnership companies for funding under this programme.