Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of his budget allocation to the Minister for Integration which has been carried out; and the breakdown of the main expenditures in 2008. [35316/08]

Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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The amount disbursed from Subhead E.8 of the Justice, Equality and Law Reform Vote to end-September was approximately €3.081 million. The main expenditures have been: Miscellaneous Grants: €1.45 million; Grant to the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI): €373,000; National Action Plan Against Racism: €378,000; Salaries, Wages and Allowances charged to the Subhead: €385,000; and Incidental Expenses: €353,000.

I expect there will be further substantial expenditure before year-end which will include funding for local authorities and to certain major sporting bodies for measures to promote integration. Further substantial payments will also be made by my Office to bodies directly involved in tackling racism and promoting interculturalism.