Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 312: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of community groups and residents' associations in the Dublin 8 area who have received funding from drugs taskforces in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/09]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of community groups and residents' associations in the Dublin 8 area who have received funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20104/09]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of community groups and residents' associations in the Dublin 8 area who have received funding under the RAPID programme in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20106/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 to 314, inclusive, together. DRUGS The South Inner City Local Drugs Task Force includes the Dublin 8 area and funding has been provided through the Task Force to the following groups:

DORMANT ACCOUNTS

Disbursements from the Dormant Accounts Fund are designed to assist three broad categories of persons - those who are socially or economically disadvantaged; those who are educationally disadvantaged; and persons with a disability. Details of the individual grants to organisations that have been approved for support from the Dormant Accounts Fund, including a county-by-county breakdown, are available on the Department's website www.pobail.ie.

RAPID

The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within 46 designated RAPID areas nationally. As I have indicated to the House on a number of occasions, it is a matter for individual Departments to report on the provision of funding and progress on delivery with respect to projects under their responsibility in the RAPID areas. In support, Pobal collects data from each RAPID area in respect of funding allocations received by projects from Government Departments and local state agencies. The latest data in respect of the programme is available on Pobal's website under the RAPID section - http://www.pobal.ie/live/RAPID - and the Deputy may find it useful to access this information.

The RAPID leverage schemes were initiated in 2004 in order to support small-scale projects identified locally by the Area Implementation Teams in each of the RAPID areas. These schemes are co-funded by the relevant agencies and fund projects that focus on estate enhancement, graffiti removal, traffic calming, community closed-circuit television, health and sports facilities, and the provision of playgrounds and multi-use games areas. The provision of facilities in schools located in, or mainly servicing children from, RAPID areas can also be supported.

One community group in the Dublin 8 area has received funding by way of grant under the RAPID Leverage Schemes from my Department in respect of the years in question:

It is a matter for other Departments to report on RAPID leverage fund beneficiaries where they take the lead.