Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Grant Payments
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 729: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [10692/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:
| Year: 2002 | ||
| Name of Organisation/Group | Amount Paid | Purpose |
| â'¬ | ||
| Domestic Violence Intervention Project, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. | 118,024.00 | Operation of Domestic Violence intervention programme for male perpetrators of domestic violence, on a pilot basis |
| *Autocrime Diversion | 149,754.00 | Educational, Vocational and Placement |
| *Cork Probation Hostel | 260,178.00 | Residential |
| *Harristown House | 307,455.00 | Substance Abuse Treatment (Residential) |
| *The Lighthouse Project | 100,000.00 | Counselling |
| *Lionsvilla Probation Hostel | 421,553.00 | Residential |
| *Matt Talbot Services | 60,000.00 | Educational, Vocational and Placement (Residential) |
| *MOVE (Men Overcoming Violence) Ireland | 51,424.00 | Counselling |
| *Waterford Probation Hostel | 351,825.00 | Residential |
| Year: 2003 | ||
| Name of Organisation/Group | Amount Paid | Purpose |
| â'¬ | ||
| South East Men's Development Network | 50,000.00 | Operation of intervention programmes for male perpetrators of domestic violence |
| MOVE (Men Overcoming Violence) Ireland | 1. 100,000.00 | 1. Operation of intervention programmes for male perpetrators of domestic violence |
| 2.53,240.00* | 2. Counselling | |
| *Autocrime Diversion | 156,385.00 | Educational, Vocational and Placement |
| *Cork Probation Hostel | 269,300.00 | Residential |
| *Harristown House | 344,000.00 | Substance Abuse Treatment (Residential) |
| *The Lighthouse Project | 222,000.00 | Counselling |
| *Kazelian | 315,000.00 | Residential |
| *Lionsvilla Probation Hostel | 600,000.00 | Residential |
| *Matt Talbot Services | 95,203.00 | Educational, vocational and placement (residential) |
| *Waterford Probation Hostel | 364,200.00 | Residential |
| Year: 2004 | ||
| Name of Organisation/Group | Amount Paid | Purpose |
| â'¬ | ||
| South East Men's Development Network | 120,000.00 | Operation of intervention programmes for male perpetrators of domestic violence |
| MOVE (Men Overcoming Violence) Ireland | 1. 150,000.00 | 1. Operation of intervention programmes for male perpetrators of domestic violence |
| 2. 53,240.00* | 2. Counselling | |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Project, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | 160,000.00 | Operation of Domestic Violence intervention programme for male perpetrators of domestic violence, on a pilot basis |
| *Autocrime Diversion | 180,000.00 | Educational, Vocational and Placement |
| *Cork Probation Hostel | 237,500.00 | Residential |
| *Harristown House | 382,000.00 | Substance Abuse Treatment (Residential) |
| *The Lighthouse Project | 296,000.00 | Counselling |
| *Kazelian | 200,000.00 | Residential |
| *Lionsvilla Probation Hostel | 600,000.00 | Residential |
| *Matt Talbot Services | 95,000.00 | Educational, Vocational and Placement (Residential) |
| *Waterford Probation Hostel | 414,200.00 | Residential |
| *Funding awarded by my Department through the probation and welfare Service. |
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 730: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [10693/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement:
| Year: 2002 | ||
| Name of Organisation/Group | Amount Paid | Purpose |
| â'¬ | ||
| North Wall Women's Network | 3,500.00 | Anti-Racism training for young mothers |
| Longford Women's Centre | 1. 3,000.00 | 1. Day of Intercultural Events |
| 2. 4,000.00 | 2. Food Nutrition, budgeting. Introduction to Irish seasonal Foods Course for asylum seeker women and those who have received status. Accultural Training and Health issues training | |
| 3. 36,163.00 | 3. To provide support service to asylum seeking women, women refugees and women with leave to remain. To employ a support worker to provide information and organise relevant training To develop links between refugees/asylum seekers and the local women's groups | |
| Muslim Women's Association | 1,000.00 | Advice and assistance for mothers and babies |
| Summerhill Active Retirement Group | 34,737.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Sinn Fein | 11,314.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Training & Development Institute | 94,343.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Irish Farmers Association | 87,338.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Women's Council of Ireland | 1. 99,392.00 | 1. To promote Gender Equality |
| 2. 579,000.00 | 2. Annual Grant | |
| 3. 281.00 | 3. Grant towards seminar expenses | |
| 4. 71,482.00 | 4. Financial Assistance. Women-In-Decision Making Research Report and Photographic Exhibition | |
| 5. 6,300.00 | 5. Financial Assistance, Individualisation Report | |
| Suir Community Development Project | 45,711.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Irish Country Women's Association (ICA) | 137,040.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| LinC | 91,568.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Age Action Ireland | 36,505.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Fianna Fáil | 52,315.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Youth Council of Ireland | 84,247.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Women's Pro-Beijing NGO Coalition | 97,796.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Fine Gael | 17,234.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Women in the Home | 8,000.00 | Annual Grant |
| National Association Ovulation Method Ireland | 1,269.00 | Re-issue of grant under the National Plan for Women Consultation |
| National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism | 1,904.61 | Re-issue of grant under the National Plan for Women Consultation |
| Kilkenny Community Action Network | 24,178.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Cork Women's Poetry Circle | 52,911.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Congress Information & Opportunity Centre | 34,283.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| SIPTU | 24,800.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Irish Productivity Centre | 52,015.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Newbury House Family Centre | 32,387.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Barrow, Nore, Suir Rural Development | 27,144.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| AONTAS | 46,981.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Boolavogue Textile Studio | 40,255.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Ballymun Women's Resource Centre | 70,480.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Bray Partnership | 53,208.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Women's Aid | 31,953.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| POWER Partnership | 34,769.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| National Traveller Women's Forum | 40,569.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Women in Technology & Science | 16,271.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Inishowen Partnership | 55,647.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Domestic Violence Response | 48,598.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Women of the North West | 30,803.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Ballyhoura Development | 58,673.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Kilkenny Local Network on Violence Against Women | 12,100.00 | Grant funding towards "Once is Too Much" exhibition in relation to domestic violence |
| Kilkenny Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre | 10,904.00 | Grant funding towards awareness and education programme in schools in relation to sexual violence |
| Dublin Rape Crisis Centre | 4,791.60 | Grant towards the publication of information leaflet in relation to rape and sexual assault |
| AkiDwA(African Women's Network) | 2,000.00 | Grant towards conference for women of an ethnic minority on violence against women |
| Rape Crisis Network Ireland | 3,950.00 | Grant for development of a standardised Victim Impact Statement for rape and sexual assault cases |
| V-Day Ireland | 6,635.00 | Grant towards awareness raising campaign in relation to violence against women |
| Open Door Network, Kerry | 10,729.29 | Grant for exhibition in relation to violence against women |
| European Women's Lobby | 15,000.00 | Co-funding towards development of European Observatories on Violence Against Women |
| Rev. Dr Tony Byrne | 10,000.00 | Grant towards "Harmony in the Home", course in relation to domestic violence |
| Women's Aid | 10,000.00 | Grant towards publication of document on Domestic Violence Models of Best Practice |
| *Tus Nua | 305,175.00 | Residential |
| *Ruhama | 312,660.00 | Counselling |
| *SAOL | 60,947.00 | Substance Abuse, Treatment and Placement |
| *WRENS | 78,670.00 | Training |
| Year: 2003 | ||
| Name of Organisation/Group | Amount Paid | Purpose |
| â'¬ | ||
| Mallow Multicultural Motherhood Group | 1,800.00 | Day of Intercultural Events |
| Women's Action Group | 6,000.00 | To raise awareness of racism and to promote an inclusive community in Dublin 12. Awareness and needs analysis training for the different women groups in Dublin 12 |
| AkiDwA Sisters | 1. 2,000.00 | 1. Voter awareness for African women |
| 2. 1,000.00 | 2. Integration -Social /Cultural Event | |
| 3. 5,000.00 | 3. Grant funding towards seminar to raise awareness of violence against women | |
| Greater Kenmare Women's Network | 1,800.00 | To hold a music, dance, food and poetry evening where women and men from various cultures meet |
| Women's Community Project Association | 2,000.00 | To set up a support group for new foreign national women coming to the town |
| Longford Women's Centre | 1. 4,000.00 | 1. Music, Art & Drama Workshops |
| 2. 26,926.00 | 2. To provide support service to asylum seeking women, women refugees and women with leave to remain. To employ a support worker to provide information and organise relevant training. To develop links between refugees/asylum seekers and local women's groups | |
| Summerhill Active Retirement Group | 32,308.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Sinn Fein | 5,930.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Training & Development Institute | 40,172.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Irish Farmers Association | 64,393.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Women's Council of Ireland | 1. 104,906.00 | 1. To promote Gender Equality |
| 2. 549,400.00 | 2. Annual Grant | |
| 3. 2,946.00 | 3. Contribution towards expenses for International Women's Day event | |
| 4. 9,468.90 | 4. Financial Assistance, Individualisation Research Report | |
| Suir Community Development Project | 19,047.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Irish Country Women's Association (ICA) | 58,314.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| LinC | 81,196.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Age Action Ireland | 26,982.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Fianna Fáil | 32,914.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Youth Council of Ireland | 58,949.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Women's Pro-Beijing NGO Coalition | 55,735.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Fine Gael | 38,998.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Women in the Home | 7,600.00 | Annual Grant |
| Clare Women's Network | 31,957.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| North Meath Community Development | 54,600.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Southwest Kerry Women's Association | 59,819.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Kilkenny Community Action Network | 47,250.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Cork Women's Poetry Circle | 105,816.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Congress Information & Opportunity Centre | 34,284.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| SIPTU | 39,330.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Irish Productivity Centre | 80,085.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Newbury House Family Centre | 73,974.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Barrow, Nore, Suir Rural Development | 13,574.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| AONTAS | 75,158.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Boolavogue Textile Studio | 61,756.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Ballymun Women's Resource Centre | 146,584.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Bray Partnership | 88,973.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Women's Aid | 75,610.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Department of Electronic Engineering, TCD | 178,463.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| POWER Partnership | 92,848.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| National Traveller Women's Forum | 97,948.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Women in Technology & Science | 42,412.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Inishowen Partnership | 86,299.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Domestic Violence Response | 125,084.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Women of the North West | 62,084.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Ballyhoura Development | 121,760.00 | Equality for Women Measure Grant |
| Cork Rape Crisis Centre | 10,000.00 | Grant towards conference in relation to rape and sexual assault |
| Mid Western Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 8,000.00 | Grant funding towards cost of awareness raising campaign in relation to violence against women |
| North West Women's Human Rights Forum | 1,500.00 | Grant funding towards awareness and information workshop in relation to violence against women |
| Ringsend Action Project Ltd | 3,202.00 | Grant funding towards training of local community workers on the issue of domestic violence awareness |
| South Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 600.00 | Grant funding towards launch of information leaflet on rape and sexual assault |
| Carlow Local Network on Violence Against Women | 5,000.00 | Grant funding towards hosting of conference on effects of domestic violence on children |
| Domestic Violence Service Ltd, Dublin | 2,000.00 | Grant towards conference in relation to violence against women |
| North Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 3,653.51 | Grant funding towards information leaflet in relation to violence against women |
| Southill Domestic Abuse Project, Limerick | 25,000.00 | Grant funding towards awareness raising and prevention project in relation to domestic violence |
| Western Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 5,000.00 | Grant funding towards conference on violence against women |
| Ruhama Women's Project | 12,000.00 | Grant funding for "Ireland en Route", a forum to address trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation |
| Rev. Dr. Tony Byrne | 2,000.00 | Grant funding for "Harmony in the Home" course in relation to domestic violence |
| Rape Crisis Network Ireland | 36,018.00 | Grant funding for research into attrition rates in rape cases in Ireland |
| South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre | 10,541.00 | Grant funding towards awareness and education programme in schools in relation to sexual violence |
| Women's Aid | 12,687.85 | Grant funding towards public awareness campaign in relation to domestic violence |
| European Women's Lobby | 15,000.00 | Co-funding towards Development of European Observatory on Violence Against Women |
| National Network of Women's Refugees and Support Services | 10,000.00 | Grant funding towards research into service provision |
| *Tus Nua | 236,895.00 | Residential |
| *Ruhama | 354,660.00 | Counselling |
| *SAOL | 60,947.00 | Substance abuse, treatment and placement |
| *WRENS | 81,440.00 | Training |
| Year: 2004 | ||
| Name of Organisation/Group | Amount Paid | Purpose |
| â'¬ | ||
| National Traveller Women's forum | 5,000.00 | Produce a publication about the actual experiences of traveller women using positive cases studies |
| Women's Aid | 1. 3,000.00 | 1.To publish and translate information leaflet into three languages |
| 2. 3,600.00 | 2. Interagency Working Group on gender mainstreaming | |
| Longford Women's Link | 15,328.16 | Building on their experience to date, they intend to test their peer education model, the aim of which is to provide continued service to women asylum seekers, refugees and women with IBC's with particular focus in integration |
| Longford Women's Centre | 16,155.60 | To provide support service to asylum seeking women, women refugees and women with leave to remain. To employ a support worker to provide information and organise relevant training. To develop links between refugees/asylum seekers and local women's groups |
| Summerhill Active Retirement Group | 12,842.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Sinn Fein | 692.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Training and Development Institute | 65,765.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Irish Farmers Association | 51,935.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Women's Council of Ireland | 1. 41,144.00 | 1. To promote Gender Equality |
| 2. 524,740.00 | 2. Annual Grant | |
| 3. 500.00 | 3. Grant to attend UN Conference in Geneva | |
| 4. 4,416.00 | 4. Individualisation Research Report (reprint) | |
| Suir Community Development Project | 11,045.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Irish Country Women's Association (ICA) | 52,480.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| LinC | 41,176.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Age Action Ireland | 7,936.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Fianna Fail | 7,174.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| National Youth Council of Ireland | 51,671.00 | To promote Gender Equality |
| Women in the Home | 7,260.00 | Annual Grant |
| Clare Women's Network | 62,731.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| North Meath Community Development | 124,604.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Southwest Kerry Women's Association | 126,334.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Kilkenny Community Action Network | 81,045.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| SIPTU | 43,590.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Irish Productivity Centre | 84,205.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Cork Women's Poetry Circle | 105,806.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Newbury House Family Centre | 92,122.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Barrow, Nore, Suir Rural Development | 66,419.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| AONTAS | 28,174.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Boolavogue Textile Studio | 97,641.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Ballymun Women's Resource Centre | 71,709.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Bray Partnership | 107,294.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Women's Aid | 81,782.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Department of Electronic Engineering, TCD | 108,022.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| POWER Partnership | 85,141.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| National Traveller Women's Forum | 104,026.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Women in Technology and Science | 20,908.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Inishowen Partnership | 96,965.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Domestic Violence Response | 102,118.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Women of the North West | 48,554.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Ballyhoura Development | 86,442.00 | Equality for Women Measure |
| Mayo Women's Support Service | 10,731.00 | Grant funding towards exhibition to raise awareness of the issue of violence against women |
| Kilkenny Rape Crisis & Counselling Centre | 2,750.00 | Grant funding for conference on violence against women |
| South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre | 6,500.00 | Grant funding towards evaluation of schools programme on awareness and prevention of sexual violence |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services, Wexford | 2,000.00 | Grant funding towards cost of production of video of poster exhibition on violence against women |
| North Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 2,101.77 | Grant funding for information cards in relation to services for women experiencing violence |
| The Open Door Network, Tralee | 6,000.00 | Grant funding towards violence against women poster exhibition |
| Southill Domestic Abuse Project, Limerick | 25,000.00 | Grant funding towards raising awareness and prevention project in relation to domestic violence |
| Ruhama Women's Project, Dublin | 26,768.00 | Grant towards employment of a co-ordinator on trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation |
| Dublin Rape Crisis Centre | 27,717.00 | Grant funding for research into long term effects of first disclosure of rape or sexual abuse |
| European Women's Lobby | 1. 7,353.75 | 1.Reimbursement of accommodation costs of European Women's Lobby members attending as speakers at Irish EU Presidency Conference on violence against women |
| 2. 9,378.00 | 2. Grant funding towards cost of production of report of Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women | |
| 3. 18,000.00 | 3. Co-funding towards development of European Observatories on Violence Against Women | |
| Adapt Services, Limerick | 5,000.00 | Grant funding towards conference on domestic violence |
| Western Regional Planning Committee on Violence Against Women | 3,000.00 | Grant towards annual conference in relation to violence against women |
| Rape Crisis Network Ireland | 1. 20,000.00 | 1. Grant funding towards post of Legal co-ordinator |
| 2. 36,018.00 | 2. Grant funding for research into attrition rates in rape cases in Ireland | |
| Pavee Point Travellers Centre | 2,260.00 | Grant funding towards publication of brochure in relation to violence against women |
| Ringsend Action Project Ltd | 1,200.00 | Grant funding towards violence against women awareness campaign |
| Donegal Domestic Violence Service | 500.00 | Grant funding towards cost of hosting violence against women poster exhibition |
| *Tus Nua | 300,000.00 | Residential |
| *Ruhama | 300,000.00 | Counselling |
| *SAOL | 60,000.00 | Substance Abuse, Treatment and Placement |
| *WRENS | 80,000.00 | Training |
| * Funding awarded by my Department through the probation and welfare service. |
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