Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 285: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding or financial support given by his Department to an agency, body, community, religious or other group or organisation, in the United States for each year since 2000 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15368/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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In 2006 my Department established a dedicated fund under Ciste na Gaeilge for 3rd level institutions overseas involved in the provision of Irish language courses as part of their academic programme. Details are attached, in tabular form, of the funding provided to such universities and organisations in the USA from 2006 to date under this fund. I should also say that prior to the establishment of this dedicated fund, my Department had provided funding to 2 universities in the USA for the purpose of developing Irish language courses as part of their academic programme — Ducis-Dalarna University, which received €2,500 in 2005, and U.W.M. Foundation, which received €19,986 in 2004 and €25,000 in 2005.