Written answers
Thursday, 6 July 2006
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Bodies
6:00 pm
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the non-governmental agencies or organisations his Department has provided funding to in 2004, 2005, and 2006; the funding provided to each in each year; the number of applications for funding submitted to his Department in total; the number of these applications which were refused; the reason for same; the percentage of his Department's overall annual budget such funding equates to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27383/06]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The work of this Department is funded through two Votes: Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) and Vote 29 (International Cooperation). With regard to Vote 28, total funding of €21,217,604 was disbursed to non-governmental agencies or organisations between 2004 and 2006.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 (to date) | |
| Vote 28 | €8,102,567 | €11,379,258 | €1,735,778 |
In percentage terms, this represents 3.91% and 4.99% of the total gross budget for Vote 28 in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Funding was provided to a range of non-governmental organisations or agencies under several programmes or initiatives — (1) the Department's Reconciliation Fund; (2) support for Irish emigrants abroad; (3) raising awareness of EU issues; (4) assistance given to human rights NGOs and to the Irish United Nations Association; (5) projects or actions that support Ireland's objectives under the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU; and (6) support for the Irish Cultural Centre, Paris. Details of the funding provided for each of the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 to date are outlined in the following Annexes 1-6. I hope the Deputy will appreciate that, given the depth and breadth of applications received, it is not possible to provide detailed information on the number of applications received and refused across all of the programmes mentioned above. However, all successful applicants were selected for support on the basis of their meeting the prescribed criteria of the specific programme or funding in question.
Under Vote 29, Irish Aid, the government's official aid programme, funds a wide array of non governmental, civil society organisations, Irish and non-Irish, including missionaries in their development work. This work includes provision of basic needs, emergency assistance and the promotion of human rights and governance. The annual report for the aid programme in 2004 includes a full list of all organisations funded and the amounts involved. In 2004, NGO and civil society funding amounted to €89.9 million or approximately 23% of the aid funding under the control of my Department.
The Irish Aid annual report for 2005 will be published in due course and will include the full list of funded organisations. It is estimated that €117million, 24.9% of the aid funding under the control of Irish Aid, was expended on NGOs in that year. In 2006 to date approximately €94 million has been expended through NGOs. I have arranged for Irish Aid's 2004 Annual Report to be forwarded to the Deputy, as well as the 2005 Annual Report, when published.
| ANNEX 1 | |
| Reconciliation Fund | |
| Groups receiving grant-aid from the Reconciliation Fund in 2004 | |
| Organisation | Amount |
| € | |
| 174 Trust, Belfast | 40,000 |
| An Teach Bán, Co. Donegal | 15,000 |
| Áras Colmcille Trust, Derry | 10,000 |
| Ardoyne Fleadh Cheoil Project, Belfast | 15,000 |
| Ardoyne Youth Club, Belfast | 20,000 |
| Armoy Community Association, Co. Antrim | 20,000 |
| Ashton Community Trust, Belfast | 20,000 |
| Auchnacloy and Knockonan Summer Scheme, Monaghan | 6,500 |
| Ballybeen Women's Centre, Belfast | 14,000 |
| Belleek and District Community Partnership, Co. Donegal | 20,000 |
| Bridging Programme, The, Derry | 60,000 |
| C.A.L.M.S. Derry | 20,000 |
| Churchtown Community Association, Co. Tyrone | 20,000 |
| Clonmacnoise Foundation, The, Co. Westmeath | 30,000 |
| Clonmacnoise Foundation, Co. Westmeath | 100,000 |
| Comhchoiste na Gaeilge Aontrim Thuaidh / Committee for the Irish Language, Co. Antrim | 10,000 |
| Comhlacht Imeall Teo, Co. Dún na nGall | 40,000 |
| Community Foundation for Northern Ireland | 100,000 |
| Connaught Rangers Association, The, Co. Roscommon | 10,000 |
| Cookstown Benefit Uptake Campaign, Co. Tyrone | 5,000 |
| Cookstown Gateway Club, Co. Tyrone | 10,000 |
| Co-operation Ireland | 300,000 |
| Creggan Country Park, Derry | 25,000 |
| Creggan Youth Drop-in Centre, Derry | 25,000 |
| Discovery 80 Ltd Share, Co. Fermanagh | 12,000 |
| Doneen Community Association, Co. Fermanagh | 30,000 |
| Drogheda Community Forum | 15,000 |
| Encounter | 75,000 |
| Falls Community Council, Belfast | 50,000 |
| Federation of Ulster Local Studies, Belfast | 13,000 |
| Fermanagh Trust | 50,000 |
| Foran, Mr. Gerard, Co. Louth | 3,750 |
| Gaelscoil Dr. Uí Shúilleabháin, Co. Cork | 1,000 |
| Gasyard Wall Féile, The, Derry | 10,000 |
| Geography Publications, UCD | 10,000 |
| Glenarm Village Committee, Co. Antrim | 5,000 |
| Glenbank Community Association, Belfast | 25,000 |
| Glencree Centre for Reconciliation | 175,000 |
| Glencree Centre for Reconciliation | 100,000 |
| Greencastle District Development Co., Co. Donegal | 15,000 |
| Guild of Ancient Uriel, Co. Louth | 10,000 |
| Harmony Community Trust, (Glebe House), Co. Down | 15,000 |
| Highfield Partnership, Belfast | 10,000 |
| Inner East Youth Project, Belfast | 20,000 |
| Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD | 2,000 |
| Integrated Education Fund | 20,000 |
| International School for Peace Studies, Derry | 20,000 |
| Irish Association, The | 10,000 |
| Irish Congress of Trade Unions | 100,000 |
| Irish Peace Institute, Limerick | 40,000 |
| Irish Peace Institute, Limerick | 20,000 |
| Killenard National School, Co. Laois | 500 |
| Killyrammer and District Management Co., Co. Antrim | 10,000 |
| Lartigue Monorail Restoration, Co. Kerry | 30,000 |
| Linfield Football Club, Belfast | 10,000 |
| Ligoniel Family Centre, Belfast | 15,000 |
| Limerick International Band Festival | 2,500 |
| Linen Hall Library, The, Belfast | 25,000 |
| Maiden City Festival, Derry | 40,000 |
| Meath Peace Group | 20,000 |
| Military Heritage Tours, Co. Mayo | 5,000 |
| Moy Circle of Friends | 2,000 |
| Newhill Youth and Community Centre, Belfast | 15,000 |
| New Ireland Group, The, Co. Antrim | 1,500 |
| Northern Ireland Trade Union Education and Social Centre Ltd | 45,000 |
| North Leitrim Glens Development Co. | 30,000 |
| North West Rural Development Co. Ltd, Co. Donegal | 15,000 |
| O'Neill Pipe Band, Co. Monaghan | 7,500 |
| Parishes of Ballyroan / Drumcree | 1,250 |
| Pat Finucane Centre, Derry | 20,000 |
| P.E.A.C.E — Prayer, Enterprise and Christian Effort, Co. Cork | 2,500 |
| Relatives for Justice, Belfast | 20,000 |
| Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Dublin | 5,000 |
| Schomberg Society, The, Co. Down | 20,000 |
| Shankill / Shankill Project | 20,000 |
| Short Strand Community Forum, Belfast | 15,000 |
| Somme Association, Co. Antrim | 20,000 |
| Sligo Presbyterian Church, Celebrations of Christmas Peace | 5,000 |
| S.P.R.I.N.G Trust Ltd, Armagh | 25,000 |
| Tim Parry/Jonathon Ball Trust | 30,000 |
| Tipperary Peace Convention | 2,000 |
| University of Ulster | 50,000 |
| West Belfast Partnership Board | 70,000 |
| West Ferrard Boyne Rural Development Group, Co. Louth | 5,000 |
| Westgate Foundation, Co. Cork | 25,000 |
| Westgate Foundation, Co Cork | 80,000 |
| Youth Action N.I, Derry | 20,000 |
| Total | €2,502,000 |
| Groups receiving grant-aid from the Reconciliation Fund in 2005 | |
| Organisation | Amount |
| € | |
| 174 Trust, Belfast | 80,000 |
| Ardoyne Festival | 20,000 |
| Ardoyne Youth Club | 35,000 |
| Arts for All, Belfast | 25,000 |
| Aughnacloy & Knockconan Summer Scheme | 5,000 |
| Ballybay Fivemiletown Partnership | 10,000 |
| Ballybeen Women's Centre | 20,000 |
| Ballymacarrett Arts & Cultural Society | 15,000 |
| Ballysillan Youth for Christ Community | 15,000 |
| Belfast Together | 7,500 |
| CALMS, Derry | 20,000 |
| Carnany Community Association, Co. Antrim | 12,500 |
| Castlederg Youth Forum | 10,000 |
| Causeway Volunteer Bureau, Coleraine | 20,000 |
| Caws 2000 Community House | 25,000 |
| Changing Perceptions | 2,000 |
| Community Relations Forum | 5,000 |
| Co-operation Ireland | 440,000 |
| Corpus Christi Youth Centre | 15,000 |
| Creggan Youth Drop-in Centre, Derry | 25,000 |
| Cross Border International Arts, Cultural & Sports Week 2006 (c/o Rás na hÉireann C'ttee) | 7,000 |
| Cross Border Orchestra* | 50,000 |
| Cultures of Ireland | 5,000 |
| Dovehouse, Derry | 15,000 |
| Downpatrick / Listowel Linkage Group | 10,000 |
| East Belfast Small Projects C/O ICTU | 25,000 |
| Econi (Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Irl.) | 23,000 |
| Encounter | 75,000 |
| Farset Inishowen | 10,000 |
| Féile an Phobail | 20,000 |
| Féile Gasyard Wall | 10,000 |
| Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation | 510,000 |
| Guild of Ancient Uriel | 5,000 |
| Habinteg Pensioners | 1,000 |
| Hard Gospel — Church of Ireland | 40,000 |
| I.N.O.U | 30,000 |
| Imeall Tír Teoranta | 30,000 |
| Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD | 2,500 |
| Integrated Education Fund | 25,000 |
| Inter-Action Belfast | 20,000 |
| Kilcooley Women's Education & Development | 1,000 |
| Kilkeel Parish Bridge Association | 15,000 |
| Lartigue Monorail Restoration Limited, Kerry | 25,000 |
| LINC — Clondara Research Project | 25,000 |
| Little Acorn's Community Pre-school | 5,000 |
| Maiden City Festival, Derry | 40,000 |
| Marrowbone Community House | 10,000 |
| Meath Peace Group | 20,000 |
| New Ireland Group, Co Antrim | 750 |
| New Lodge Festival, Belfast | 10,000 |
| NIPPA The Early Years Organisation | 20,000 |
| North Leitrim Glens Development Company Limited | 30,000 |
| North West Marketing, Derry | 10,000 |
| Old Library Trust | 5,000 |
| Omagh Support & Self Help Group | 20,000 |
| Parishes of Ballyroan & Drumcree Friendship Group, Dublin | 1,250 |
| Pat Finucane Centre for Human Rights & Social Change | 20,000 |
| PLACE Initiative | 30,000 |
| R.E.A.C.T. North-West | 16,000 |
| REACH Across, Derry | 3,500 |
| SAVER / NAVER | 10,000 |
| Schools of Religions & Theology, Trinity College, | 1,700 |
| Shankill / Shankill Project | 20,000 |
| Shankill Surestart — 'Dads Matter Project' | 50,000 |
| Sligo Presbyterian Church Celebrations | 5,000 |
| Suffolk Historical Society | 5,000 |
| Tara Counselling & Personal Development Centre | 200,000 |
| Terry Enright Foundation | 25,000 |
| The Irish Peace Institute | 40,000 |
| The Nucleus, Derry | 25,000 |
| Tim Parry / Jonathan Ball Trust | 30,000 |
| Tipperary Peace Convention | 2,000 |
| Toome & District Senior Citizen's Group | 3,000 |
| WAVE | 30,000 |
| Whiterock Festival | 5,000 |
| Wisemen of the East Network, Belfast | 10,000 |
| Youth Action Northern Ireland | 30,000 |
| Youth Board of the Presbyterian Church | 15,000 |
| Total | 2,534,700 |
| Groups receiving grant-aid from the Reconciliation Fund in 2006 | |
| Organisation | Amount |
| € | |
| Aughnacloy & Knockconan Summer Scheme, Tyrone | 5,000 |
| Ballykeel 11 Residents Association — Community House, Antrim | 5,000 |
| Ballyroan & Drumcree Parishes Friendship Group, Rathfarnham | 2,500 |
| Bawn Development Association, Tyrone | 5,000 |
| Belleek & District Community Partnership, Fermanagh | 20,000 |
| Belleek Cross Border Childcare Ltd, Fermanagh | 3,000 |
| Bloody Sunday Trust/ Museum of Free Derry | 25,000 |
| British-Irish Rights Watch, London | 25,000 |
| Cathedral Youth Club,The Fountain, Derry | 20,000 |
| Churchtown Community Association Ltd, Castlederg, Co,Tyrone | 30,000 |
| Comhchoiste na Gaeilge Aontroim Thuaidh, Dunloy, Antrim | 7,000 |
| Coolcreaghy Community Association, Tyrone | 10,000 |
| Corpus Christi Youth Centre, Ballymurphy Rd, Belfast | 25,000 |
| Creggan County Park Enterprises Limited, Derry | 25,000 |
| Cross Border Orchestra, Dundalk, Co. Louth** | 75,000 |
| Deanby Youth Centre, North Belfast | 12,500 |
| Dooneen Community Education Centre, Fermanagh | 25,000 |
| Downpatrick Listowel Linkage Group, Down | 10,000 |
| Downs Sydnrome Association N.I., Belfast | 10,000 |
| East Belfast Community Focus, Newtownards Rd., Belfast | 5,000 |
| Four Castles Orange Cultural Society, Larne, Co. Antrim | 750 |
| Harryville Ulster Scots, Ballymena, Co. Antrim | 15,000 |
| Highfield Partnership, Highview Cresent, Belfast | 4,000 |
| Holy Family Youth Centre, Limestone Rd., Belfast | 25,000 |
| Integrated Education (N.I) | 20,000 |
| Inishowen Women's Information Network, Donegal | 25,000 |
| International School for Peace Studies C/o Maydown Ebrington Group, Derry | 20,000 |
| Irish Peace Institute, Limerick | 25,000 |
| Irish School of Ecumenics Trust, Belfast* | 70,000 |
| Kiddies Castle, Belfast | 20,000 |
| Little Wombles Cross-Community Playgroup, Draperstown, Co. Derry | 5,000 |
| Lawrencetown Community Enterprise Co., Ltd, Galway | 3,500 |
| Newhaven Trust, Newry, Co. Down | 25,000 |
| Nimma — N.I. Mixed Marriage Association, Belfast | 20,000 |
| North Belfast Women's Initiative & Support Group, Belfast | 7,000 |
| Northwest Rural Development Ltd, Greencastle, Co. Donegal | 20,000 |
| Old Library Trust, Creggan, Derry | 7,500 |
| Omeath District Dev. Co. Ltd, Louth | 10,000 |
| Organisation of the Unemployed, N. I., Belfast | 20,000 |
| Pat Finucane Centre for Human Rights & Social Change, Derry | 25,000 |
| Roe Valley Forum, Limavady, Co. Derry | 3,500 |
| St. John Vianney Youth Centre, South Belfast | 15,000 |
| St. Macartan's Pipe Band, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan | 10,000 |
| Sandy Row Amateur Boxing Club, Belfast | 15,000 |
| Shankill / Shankill Project, Dublin | 25,000 |
| Shankill Stress & Trauma Centre, Belfast | 30,000 |
| The Playhouse Derry | 30,000 |
| South Belfast Malecare, Belfast | 3,000 |
| Springvale Training Ltd, Belfast | 25,000 |
| Star Neighbourhood Centre, Hillman Street, Belfast, | 10,000 |
| The Saints Youth Centre, Twinbrook, Dunmurray, Belfast | 15,000 |
| Tipperary Peace Convention, Tipperary | 2,000 |
| Tirgan Community Association, Moneymore, Magherafelt, Derry | 3,500 |
| West Belfast Partnership Board, Belfast | 30,000 |
| Willowfield Parish Community Association, My Lady's Rd, East Belfast | 25,000 |
| Youthcom, Belfast | 50,000 |
| Youthlink, Belfast | 25,000 |
| Total | 1,029,750 |
| ANNEX 2 | |
| Support for Irish Emigrants Abroad | |
| Grants 2004 | |
| Name of Organisation | € |
| Irish Emigrant Groups in Britain | |
| Acton Homeless Concern, North London | 67,560 |
| Age Concern Ealing | 51,600 |
| Age Concern Hackney Borough | 26,160 |
| Aisling Return to Ireland project, Camden | 49,980 |
| Arlington Action Group, Camden | 36,420 |
| Birmingham Irish Community Forum | 40,500 |
| Blackfriars Advice Centre | 47,580 |
| Brent Irish Advisory Service | 120,000 |
| Broadway — Day Centre & Night Shelter London | 44,800 |
| Cairde na nGael — Newham & District Friends of Ireland | 61,920 |
| Camden Elderly Irish Network | 66,660 |
| CARA Irish Housing Association | 27,120 |
| Coventry Irish Society | 93,240 |
| Cricklewood Homeless Concern | 215,560 |
| Federated Irish Association, Nottingham & Notts (Fiann) | 43,680 |
| Federation of Irish Societies | 403,080 |
| Finsbury Park Street Drinkers Initiative | 39,600 |
| GAA London Schools Project | 38,400 |
| Gloucester Emergency Accommodation Resource | 15,600 |
| Haringey Irish Cultural & Community Care Centre | 99,420 |
| Immigrant Counselling & Psychotherapy (ICAP) | 110,400 |
| Irish Centre Housing / Job Powerhouse | 39,120 |
| Irish Charitable Trust/ ISAS Hammersmith | 124,000 |
| Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas | 132,000 |
| Irish Community Care Manchester | 128,320 |
| Irish Community Care Merseyside | 130,620 |
| Irish Democratic League Clubs Yorkshire and Lancashire | 45,000 |
| Irish in Greenwich Project (incl Lewisham 1993-97) | 111,120 |
| Irish Travellers Movement (ITM) | 56,580 |
| Irish Welfare and Information Centre, Birmingham | 181,620 |
| Kilburn Irish Pensioners Club | 3,600 |
| Leeds Irish Health and Homes | 100,440 |
| Leicester Irish Forum | 25,200 |
| Lewisham Irish Community Centre | 35,640 |
| London Gypsy and Traveller Unit, Hackney | 77,400 |
| London Irish Centre Charity Camden | 291,580 |
| London Irish Elders Forum | 50,400 |
| London Irish Women's Centre | 104,760 |
| Luton Irish Forum | 42,180 |
| New Horizon Youth Centre | 38,400 |
| NOAH Enterprise (Luton Day Centre for the Homeless) | 67,320 |
| Northampton Irish Support Group | 49,980 |
| RehabCare, Coventry | 65,760 |
| Safe Home Programme Ltd. (Based in Ireland. Grant in respect of services to emigrants resident in Britain) | 132,000 |
| Safe Start Foundation | 46,260 |
| Sandwell Irish Society, West Midlands | 42,360 |
| Sheffield Gypsy and Traveller Support Group | 22,080 |
| Sheffield Irish Peoples' Support & Devel. Group | 53,280 |
| South London Irish Welfare Society, Wimbledon | 82,860 |
| Southwark Irish Pensioners Project | 79,680 |
| Southwark Travellers' Action Group (STAG) | 70,500 |
| St. Mungo's Housing Association | 34,500 |
| Tara Irish Pensioners Club | 3,600 |
| The Connection at St. Martin's | 28,440 |
| The Emerald Circle, Harrow | 3,600 |
| The Maya Centre | 21,840 |
| The Passage | 55,210 |
| The Simon Community | 56,890 |
| Irish Emigrant Groups in the USA | |
| Irish Pastoral Center, Boston | 71,010 |
| Boston Irish Immigration Center | 94,110 |
| Emerald Isle Immigration Center, New York | 78,441 |
| Project Irish Outreach, New York | 61,927 |
| Aisling Irish Center, New York | 49,542 |
| Irish Immigration and Pastoral Center, Philadelphia | 49,542 |
| Irish Immigration and Pastoral Centre, San Francisco | 41,285 |
| Irish Outreach, San Diego | 14,863 |
| Seattle Irish Immigrant Support | 1,651 |
| Chicago Irish Immigrant Support | 35,505 |
| Fáilte Irish Immigration Center, Washington DC | 12,385 |
| Ocean City Irish Student Outreach | 1,239 |
| New York Irish Centre | 23,100 |
| Irish Emigrant Groups in Australia | |
| Australian Irish Welfare Bureau, Melbourne | 28,300 |
| Irish Australian Welfare Bureau and Resource Centre | 16,800 |
| Australian Irish Welfare Bureau, Wollongong | 2,900 |
| Emigrant Services based in Ireland | |
| Safe Home Ltd. (in respect of services outside of Britain) | 25,000 |
| Emigrant Advice | 35,488 |
| Dermot Daly (Irish representative, Europeans Throughout the World) | 531 |
| ÉAN | 40,000 |
| Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas | 30,000 |
| Total | 5,047,038 |
| Grants 2005 | |
| Name of Organisation | € |
| Irish Emigrant Groups Britain | |
| Acton Homeless Concern | 55,128 |
| Age Concern Ealing | 50,776 |
| Aisling Return to Ireland | 87,045 |
| Angel Drug Service | 40,621 |
| Arlington House | 7,330 |
| Batley Irish Democratic League Club | 14,507 |
| Birmingham Irish Club | 53,833 |
| Birmingham Irish Community Forum Ltd. | 87,045 |
| Blackfriars Advice Centre | 54,403 |
| Bolton Irish Community Association | 53,678 |
| Brent Adolescent Centre | 14,660 |
| Brent Irish Advisory Service (bías) | 130,643 |
| Brian Boru Irish Democratic League Club | 29,015 |
| Broadway Homelessness and Support | 36,269 |
| Cairde na nGael | 50,776 |
| Camden Elderly Irish Network | 63,989 |
| Cara | 28,044 |
| Celtic & Irish Cultural Society C.I.C.S | 7,254 |
| Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann | 79,791 |
| Conradh na Gaeilge | 29,015 |
| Coventry Irish Society | 117,672 |
| Cricklewood Homeless Concern | 305,492 |
| Croy Historical Society | 1,451 |
| Cumann na mBunscoil | 43,522 |
| Dundee Dalriada GAA | 7,330 |
| Equinox Care | 14,507 |
| Federation of Irish Societies | 870,448 |
| Feis Ghlaschú | 2,932 |
| Fiann (Nottingham and Notts) | 39,170 |
| Finsbury Park Street Drinkers Initiative | 36,269 |
| Fireside Day Centre | 47,225 |
| GEAR Projects | 29,015 |
| Greenwich Irish Pensioners | 2,932 |
| Halifax Irish Amateur F.C. | 1,451 |
| Halifax Irish Amateur Rugby League Club | 1,451 |
| Halifax Irish Centre | 10,155 |
| Halifax Irish Junior FC | 1,451 |
| Halifax Irish Society | 7,254 |
| Hammersmith Irish Centre | 36,269 |
| Haringey Irish Cultural & Community Centre | 217,612 |
| Harringey Irish Pensioners | 4,398 |
| Harrow Emerald Circle | 2,932 |
| Hillingdon Borough Irish Society | 59,481 |
| Huddersfield Irish Centre | 14,507 |
| Immigrant Counselling & Psychotherapy (ICAP) | 142,355 |
| Irish Democratic League Club Haslingden Davitt Branch | 93,058 |
| Irish Association High Wycombe | 14,507 |
| Irish Centre Housing | 21,761 |
| Irish Chaplaincy in Britain (IECE) | 4,000 |
| Irish Chaplaincy Traveller Outreach | 58,258 |
| Irish Charitable Trust, Hammersmith | 90,022 |
| Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas | 151,040 |
| Irish Community Care Manchester | 184,245 |
| Irish Community Care Merseyside | 188,597 |
| Irish Diaspora Foundation | 47,875 |
| Irish Heritage in Haslingden | 5,658 |
| Irish in Greenwich | 137,972 |
| Irish Music Project Leeds | 29,015 |
| Irish National Institute | 14,507 |
| Irish Travellers Movement in Britain | 60,048 |
| Irish Welfare and Information Centre, B'ham | 174,595 |
| Irish World Heritage Centre | 14,507 |
| Kilburn Irish Pensioners Club | 4,352 |
| Kingdom Kerry Gaels | 7,330 |
| Lancashire Federation of Irish Democratic League Clubs | 21,822 |
| Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (GATE) | 52,328 |
| Leeds Irish Health & Homes | 180,805 |
| Leicester Irish Forum | 35,906 |
| Lewisham Irish Community Centre | 53,678 |
| Lichen Films — Tattie Hokers' film | 10,262 |
| London Gypsy and Traveller Unit | 111,435 |
| London Irish Centre | 399,930 |
| London Irish Elders Forum | 17,825 |
| London Irish Pensioners Choir | 1,466 |
| London Irish Women's Centre | 101,552 |
| Luton Irish Forum | 295,970 |
| Manchester Irish Festival | 21,761 |
| Marian Senior Citizens Club | 7,254 |
| New Horizon Youth Centre | 47,951 |
| Noah Enterprise | 84,786 |
| Northampton Irish Support Group | 82,693 |
| Oldham Irish Society | 7,254 |
| Pendle and District Irish Society | 1,451 |
| Queens Park Senior Citizens Group | 4,398 |
| Rehab Irish Elders Centre Coventry | 101,552 |
| Round Towers and Treacy Minor GAA | 9,865 |
| Safe Home Programme Ltd. (Based in Ireland. Grant in respect of services to emigrants resident in Britain) | 124,743 |
| Safe Home Programme Ltd. — related bank charge | 405 |
| Safe Start Foundation | 72,537 |
| Sandwell Irish Society | 20,501 |
| Shalloe Pearses GFC | 7,330 |
| Sheffield Gypsy & Traveller Support Group | 21,625 |
| Sheffield Support & Development Group | 90,763 |
| South London Irish Association | 29,091 |
| South London Irish Welfare Society | 89,946 |
| Southwark Irish Pensioners | 83,135 |
| Southwark Irish Youth | 4,352 |
| Southwark Travellers Action Group (STAG) | 87,045 |
| St. Anne's Seniors Citizen Club | 2,932 |
| St. James the Great, Branch Comhaltas | 5,803 |
| St. Mary's Social Club & Parochial Hall | 14,507 |
| St. Michael's Irish Centre, Liverpool | 42,264 |
| St. Mungo's | 45,535 |
| St. Patrick's Festival Committee | 14,529 |
| St. Patricks Traditional Music Group | 2,901 |
| St. Theresa's House, Peterborough | 43,979 |
| Tara Irish Pensioners | 3,661 |
| The Connection at St. Martin's | 21,761 |
| The Irish Club | 10,764 |
| The London Irish Network | 5,513 |
| The Maya Centre | 26,552 |
| The Passage | 55,833 |
| The Simon Community | 52,208 |
| Tír Conaill Harps | 29,015 |
| Tuesday Club | 4,352 |
| Tyneside Irish Centre | 58,030 |
| Tyneside Irish Cultural Society | 14,507 |
| Warwickshire GAA | 29,015 |
| Payments in 2005 in respect of grants approved in 2004 | |
| Lancashire & Yorkshire Irish Democratic League Clubs | 10,000 |
| Tara Irish Pensioners Club | 600 |
| Emerald Circle, Harrow | 600 |
| Coventry Irish Society | 15,535 |
| Irish in Greenwich (Refund) | (18,515) |
| Irish Emigrant Groups USA | |
| Aisling Irish Centre | 69,684 |
| Emerald Isle Immigration Centre | 106,575 |
| New York Irish Centre | 69,684 |
| Project Irish Outreach | 75,422 |
| Irish Immigration and Pastoral Centre, Philadelphia | 69,684 |
| Irish Apostolate | 9,838 |
| Ocean City | 820 |
| Coalition of Irish Immigration Centres | 32,792 |
| Irish Immigration Centre, Boston | 106,575 |
| Irish Pastoral Centre, Boston | 95,917 |
| IIPC, San Francisco | 59,846 |
| Seattle | 1,640 |
| Irish Immigrant Support, Chicago | 51,648 |
| IECE Mediation San Diego | 2,500 |
| Irish Cultural Centre, Boston | 10,000 |
| Irish Emigrant Groups Australia | |
| Australian Irish Welfare Bureau, Melbourne | 40,816 |
| Australian Irish Welfare Bureau, Wollongong | 4,396 |
| Irish Emigrant Groups Canada | |
| Emerald Isle Seniors' Society, Toronto | 14,599 |
| Emigrant Services based in Ireland | |
| Dermot Daly (Irish representative Europeans throughout the world) | 395 |
| Éan Conference | 20,000 |
| Éan | 100,000 |
| Emigrant Advice — Research grant | 8,000 |
| Emigrant Advice | 65,000 |
| Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas | 60,000 |
| Safe Home (in respect of services in countries other than Britain) | 60,000 |
| Total | 8,203,576 |
| Grants January to June 2006 | |
| Name of Organisation | € |
| Irish Emigrant Groups in the United States | |
| Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform | 69,882 |
| Coalition of Irish Immigration Centres | 29,474 |
| Irish Emgirant Groups in Australia | |
| Australian Irish Welfare Bureau, Sydney | 40,350 |
| Emigrant Services based in Ireland | |
| Emigrant Advice (Research grant) | 7,000 |
| Ultan Cowley — Men who Built Britain Exhibition | 2,000 |
| Safe Home Ltd. (in respect of services in countries other than Britain) | 62,000 |
| Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas | 45,000 |
| Emigrant Advice | 93,000 |
| Total to Date | 348,706 |
ANNEX 3
Awareness raising — European Union
The European Movement Ireland (EMI) received funding of €127,000 in 2004 and in 2005, and has received €100,000 to date in 2006.
The Communicating Europe Initiative (CEI) was established in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues. During the period in question, this Department funded the following organisations or agencies through the CEI:
| Communicating Europe Initiative — 2004 | |
| Name of Organisation | € |
| National Adult Literacy Agency | 40,000 |
| Irish Countrywomen's Association | 19,130.04 |
| European Youth Parliament | 6,000 |
| National Forum on Europe | 21,725.66 |
| Oireachtas Scrutiny Information Officer | 18,174 |
| Institute for European Affairs | 2,500 |
| Total | 107,529.40 |
| Communicating Europe Initiative — 2005 | |
| Name of Organisation | € |
| Oireachtas Scrutiny Information Officer | 9,544 |
| UCD Law Faculty | 9,600 |
| Galway Mayo Institute of Technology | 4,461.94 |
| Institute of European Affairs | 16,348 |
| Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice | 10,300 |
| North Tipperary VEC | 650 |
| European Youth Parliament | 20,000 |
| Irish Countrywoman's Association | 20,000 |
| European Consumer Centre | 1,850 |
| Irish Times Business 2000 | 13,422.25 |
| Soroptimist Society | 1,500 |
| National Adult Literacy Agency | 57,500 |
| Genealogical society | 1,000 |
| SIPTU | 31,000 |
| Total | 197,176.19 |
| Communicating Europe Initiative — 2006 (to date) | |
| Name of Organisation | € |
| Oireachtas Scrutiny Information Officer | 2,207.72 |
| People's College, Dublin | 500.00 |
| European Anti-poverty Network | 6,000.00 |
| Centre for European Studies (CEUROS), University of Limerick | 5,000.00 |
| St. Andrew's College Model European Parliament | 5,000.00 |
| Total to Date | 18,707.72 |
ANNEX 4
Human Rights and IUNA
Some funding was made available in 2005 and to date in 2006 to facilitate participation of NGOs in international human rights fora. No such funding was provided in 2004.
| 2005 | ||
| Organisation | Event | Amount |
| € | ||
| Amnesty International | CHR 61 | 919.20 |
| Forum for People with Disabilities | AHC 6 | 4,848.01 |
| Banúlacht | CEDAW | 900 |
| Women's Human Rights Alliance | CEDAW | 700 |
| National Women's Council of Ireland | CEDAW | 860 |
| Total | 8,227.21 |
| 2006 (to date) | ||
| Forum for People with Disabilities | AHC 7 | 1,614.16 |
| € |
The Irish United Nations Association (IUNA) received €44,000 in 2004, €43,000 in 2005 and has received €38,000 to date in 2006.
| ANNEX 5 | |
| Projects in support of Ireland's CFSP Objectives | |
| Expenditure 2004 | |
| Item | Amount |
| € | |
| Glencree Middle East Peace Project | 100,000 |
| Landmine Monitor Report | 30,000 |
| Geneva Forum | 15,000 |
| Total | 145,000 |
| Expenditure 2005 | |
| Item | Amount |
| € | |
| Glencree Middle East Peace Project | 100,000 |
| The Landmine Monitor Report | 20,000 |
| Geneva Forum | 15,000 |
| Flights and Accommodation for representative of Irish NGO community at the Council of Europe Forum on the Future of Democracy | 578.87 |
| Total | 135,578 .87 |
| Expenditure 2006 (to date) | |
| Item | |
| € | |
| Geneva Forum | 29,000 |
| International Action Network on Small Arms | 10,000 |
| Landmine Action | 30,000 |
| Total | 69,000 |
ANNEX 6
Support for the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris
In 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Department provided annual funding of €130,000 towards the cultural and educational programme of the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France.
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