Written answers
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Voluntary Sector Funding
9:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the type of funding made available by his Department for immigrant support groups and other immigration services; and the number, distribution and amount of grants awarded each year from 2002 to 2005. [32401/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has been offering a number of Voluntary Assisted Return Programmes for various categories of migrants on behalf of the Department since 2001. Details of these programmes are as shown in the table.
| 1. Pilot Voluntary Assisted Return Programme |
| 2. Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme to CIS countries |
| 3. Voluntary Assisted Return Programme to Non-EEA Countries 2003-2004 |
| 4. Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programme for the parents of Irish Born Children |
| 5. Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme for nationals of Sub Saharan African Countries |
| 6. Voluntary Assisted Return Programme for Non-EEA nationals |
On the Asylum front the Deputy may be aware that the Reception and Integration Agency of my Department are responsible for the administration of the European Refugee Fund which supports the efforts of Member States in the reception of asylum seekers, the integration of refugees and voluntary return projects. Comprehensive information regarding the fund including the projects selected for funding is available on their website at www.ria.ie.
My Department also provides payments to the Irish Refugee Council and the UNHCR which are detailed in the tables.
| Payments to the Irish Refugee Council | ||||
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Funding for core-activities | â'¬101,580 | â'¬101,580 | â'¬101,580 | â'¬105,000 |
| Payments to UNHCR | ||||||
| Year | Rent | Law Training Officer/ Protection Officer/ Support Staff | Training | Refworld CD Rom | Admin Costs in Ireland | Funding for Protection Information Section in Geneva |
| 2002 | â'¬53,968.95 | â'¬16,087.50 | ||||
| 2003 | â'¬55,000.00 | US$20,500.00 | â'¬3,148.54 | â'¬155.00 | ||
| 2004 | â'¬55,000.00 | â'¬65,000.00 | â'¬155.00 | â'¬10,000.00 | ||
| 2005 | â'¬65,000.00 | â'¬48,252.50 | â'¬282.00 | â'¬10,000.00 |
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