Written answers
Thursday, 20 October 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Departmental Funding
5:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide details of all funding made available by him to groups providing support services to victims of violence against women from when he became Minister to date; his plans to increase the level of funding for these groups in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29734/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy will be aware that the primary responsibility for funding agencies providing support services to the victims of violence against women rests with the Department of Health and Children.
My Department has provided funding to non-governmental organisations at the level as set out in the following table. This financial assistance has been provided in respect of such matters as awareness raising programmes, training and development for agency staff as well as funding for research projects and court accompaniment services. Funding under my Department's violence against women budget increased by 39% in 2005 over 2004 and is reviewed annually.
| Name of organisation | Total funding provided |
| â'¬ | |
| Women's Support and Advocacy Service, WAVES | 165,000 |
| COPE — previously known as Galway Voluntary Social Services | 70,000 |
| The Southside Women's Action Network Limited | 19,600 |
| 5-6 Kilkenny Women's Arts Project | 1,000 |
| Adapt Services Limerick | 5,120 |
| AkiDwA (African Women's Network) | 7,000 |
| Carlow Local Network on Violence Against Women | 5,000 |
| Cork Rape Crisis Centre | 10,000 |
| Domestic Violence Service Limited, Dublin | 2,000 |
| Donegal Domestic Violence Service | 500 |
| Dublin Rape Crisis Centre | 39,653.43 |
| European Women's Lobby | 49,731.75 |
| Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre | 25,739 |
| Kilkenny Local Network on Violence Against Women | 12,100 |
| Kilkenny Rape Crisis and Counselling Centre | 2,750 |
| Mayo Women's Support Services | 10,731 |
| Mid-Western Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 8,000 |
| National Network of Women's Refuges and Support Centre | 13,066.05 |
| North Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 5,755.28 |
| North West Women's Human Rights Forum | 1,500 |
| Pavee Point Traveller's Centre | 2,260 |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services, Wexford | 2,000 |
| Rape Crisis Network Ireland | 84,968 |
| Rev. Dr. Tony Byrne | 2,000 |
| Ringsend Action Project Limited | 8,902 |
| Ruhama Women's Project | 38,768 |
| Sexual Violence Centre, Cork | 5,500 |
| SIPTU | 3,000 |
| South Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women | 600 |
| South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre | 17,041 |
| Southill Domestic Abuse Project, Limerick | 50,000 |
| The Open Door Network, Tralee | 6,000 |
| Western Regional Planning Committee on Violence Against Women | 11,000 |
| Women's Aid | 57,599.85 |
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