Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of discretionary funds allocated to each of the four Irish Consulates in the United States of America, as well as the Irish Embassy in Washington, and on what were these funds expended in sums above 50,000 US Dollars in each case; the persons who were recipients in each case of funding over 50,000 US Dollars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13229/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The financial resources allocated to Irish Missions abroad, including the Embassy of Ireland in Washington and the Consulates in the United States of America are allocated in line with normal budgetary arrangements and do not involve significant discretionary funding.

Decisions on Emigrant Support funding, including for Irish Immigration Centres, are taken by the Minister on the basis of careful consideration of applications from the relevant groups. I set out below for the information of the Deputy the breakdown, in Euro, of funding to Irish Emigrant Groups in the USA in 2007.