Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Dormant Accounts Fund
11:00 pm
Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisations that have been allocated funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund since the start of 2007; the amount allocated on each occasion; the name and location of each organisation; the purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15002/07]
Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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To date in 2007, the Government has approved funding in the sum of €19.978m from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support over 1,600 groups as per the table below:
| Funding Measures approved in 2007 | Category | Applications Approved | Value of Approvals |
| €m | |||
| ICT Initiatives for Disadvantaged Young People | Social & Economic Disadvantage | 39 | 2.347 |
| Projects addressing Alcohol Related Harm | Social & Economic Disadvantage | 18 | 1.062 |
| Small scale Equipment Grants for Youth Clubs/Groups | Social & Economic Disadvantage | 1,446 | 2.025 |
| RAPID Ballyfermot Priority Projects | Social & Economic Disadvantage | 10 | 0.300 |
| Recreational and Personal Development Opportunities for Disadvantaged Young People | Social & Economic Disadvantage | 51 | 1.123 |
| Small scale Building/Building enhancements in Residential Care Units. | People with Disabilities | 28 | 3.704 |
| Transition from Residential Care Settings to Community Care Housing. | People with Disabilities | 15 | 7.151 |
| Aids and Appliances for People with physical and sensory Disabilities. | People with Disabilities | 15 | 2.266 |
| Summary Totals | 1,622 | 19.978 |
Details of the projects which have been approved for funding under the various measures listed above, including amounts awarded and purpose of funding, are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie.
I should add that earlier today the Government approved funding of €10.34 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support nine jointly-funded flagship projects. In addition to the Dormant Accounts grants, these projects have managed to secure over €25.7 million from private, philanthropic and community sources. Details of these projects will be announced when the project promoters have been informed regarding the grant amounts and the specific conditions attaching to each grant. There are a number of projects remaining to be assessed under this funding measure and it is anticipated that further allocations from the Dormant Accounts Fund will be made in respect of projects which have substantial funding commitments from private, philanthropic and community sources when the assessment process has been fully completed.
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