Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in releasing the funding due to Dublin City Council for 2009 integration projects; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these projects are dependent on this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37364/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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I will communicate my decision on the funding in question to Dublin City Council shortly.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the failure to provide core funding to groups working on integration projects that these groups have had to forego or have failed in attempts to receive EU integration project grants or matching funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37365/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The funding provided by my Office is focused on local authorities, who have the option of using it to assist groups in their area, major national sporting bodies and faith-based groups. As funding is necessarily limited, the intention is to provide it to the bodies with the greatest potential to involve large numbers of migrants in their activities. It is an EU requirement that Community funds be matched by funding from other sources.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the work of a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 8, and its need for core funding of €50,000 annually in order to ensure delivery of its projects; the steps he will take to help the centre to secure such funding; and the other sources of funding it can avail of if his Department are unable to fund this work. [37366/09]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that without further funding a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is at risk of closure due to the ending or curtailment of its non-governmental funding. [37367/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 336 together.

The organisation to which the question refers was allocated €50,000 from a special integration initiative originally introduced in 2006. This provided for seed-funding in relation to integration initiatives for legally-resident immigrants. As was made clear in the official guidelines for this special fund, support was provided on a once-off basis.

This organisation also benefits from assistance under the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme which comes under the aegis of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Funding of €864,476 has been provided to it for delivery of the programme in 2009. I understand that some €15,000 has been provided by the Partnership for the centre referred to in the question.

Pobal will shortly be conducting a call for applications on behalf of my Office under the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals and the European Refugee Fund and this organisation may wish to consider applying.