Written answers
Thursday, 20 October 2005
Department of Transport
Road Safety
5:00 pm
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding available to the National Safety Council for 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005. [29954/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department makes annual funding available to the National Safety Council, NSC. In addition to Exchequer funding, the Irish Insurance Federation, IIF, contributes to the council's budget and funding is also received from sponsorshipsources.
The table sets out the funding available to the council for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | |
| State Grant | 2,724,000 | *3,954,000 | **5,397,000 |
| Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) | 1,242,000 | 1,242,000 | 1,242,000 |
| Other sources (e.g. local authorities, sponsorship) | 152,350 | 102,080 | ***90,500 |
| Total | 4,118,350 | 5,298,080 | 6,729,500 |
| *The total amount of Exchequer funding for 2004 included an amount of €1,068,000 in respect of the funding of the public information campaign relating to metrication of speed limits. | |||
| **The total amount of Exchequer funding available to the NSC in respect of 2005 includes an amount of €1,432,000 in respect of the funding of the public information campaign relating to metrication of speed limits and €1,000,000 in respect of new drink driving advertisement. | |||
| ***The sponsorship received to date in 2005 by the NSC amounts to €90,500 |
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