Written answers
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Department of Health and Children
Services for People with Disabilities
5:00 pm
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community and voluntary agencies funded by the State at the end of 2008 in relation to disability and mental health; if she will provide a list of same; the amount given in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41232/09]
John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The State provides financial supports to numerous voluntary and community agencies concerned with disability and mental health services through a number of Government Departments and agencies including the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive.
The details of funding made available by my Department to disability and mental health organisations from the National Lottery Fund is respect of 2008 are included below. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to provide you with details of the funding it provided in 2008 to disability and mental health organisations.
| 2008 National Lottery Funding — Disability Services | |
| Organisation | Amount |
| Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, 71/72 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7 | 9,300 |
| EMBRACE, 4 Fairyville Lawn, The Lough, Cork | 35,000 |
| Ballyowen Meadows School, Beechpark, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin (cheque requested) | 5,000 |
| Down Syndrome Ireland,Citylink Business Park, Old Naas Road , Dublin 12 | 54,150 |
| Freastogail Mhuire MXD National School Autism Unit, Killahan National School, Abbeydorney, Tralee, Co. Kerry | 4,000 |
| St. Paul's Special School, Beaumont Woods, Beaumont, Dublin 9 | 33,000 |
| Irish Deaf Youth Association, 30 Blessington Street, Dublin 8 | 5,000 |
| Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 8 | 150,000 |
| Suntower Gardens, c/o Scoil Mochua, Old Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | 20,000 |
| Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, National Headquarters & Training Centre, Model Farm Road, Cork | 100,000 |
| Deaf Community Centre Ltd., 96A O'Connell Street, Limerick | 8,090 |
| Headway Ireland, 1/3 Manor Street, Business Park, Manor Street, Dublin 8 | 5,000 |
| Riding for the Disabled Association, Raphoe & East Donegal, Alt Upper, Castlefin, Lifford, Co Donegal | 15,000 |
| Setanta Special School, Beechpark, Stillorgan, Co Dublin | 10,000 |
| Scoil Aonghusa Special School, Cahir Road, Cashel, Co Tipperary | 50,000 |
| Intro Art, Room 1, 4th Floor, 121-122 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | 3,000 |
| Hope Project, St Joseph, Ballinabearna, Ballinhassig, Co Cork | 2,500 |
| Irish Progressive Association for Autism | 15,000 |
| St Aidans Day Care Centre | 52,000 |
| Tithe Cois Tra, Rathlackan, Carrowmorelacken, Ballina, Co Mayo | 6,960 |
| Nuerofibromatosis Association of Ireland, 5 St Laurence Grove , Chapelizod, Dublin 20 | 2,000 |
| West Donegal Parents and Friends Assoc of the Mentally Handicapped, Lower Keadue, Burtonport, Co Donegal | 30,678 |
| Neurological Alliance of Ireland, Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7 | 1,500 |
| The Children's Sunshine Home (C.S.H) | 128,000 |
| 2008 National Lottery Funding — Mental Health Services | |
| Organisation | Amount |
| CONSOLE, All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | 100,000 |
| Samaritans Ireland, P.O. Box 11218, Blackrock, Co Dublin | 200,000 |
| Tallaght Travellers Youth Service (TTYS), Unit 5 Brookfield Enterprise Centre, Brookfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | 20,000 |
| Mental Health Ireland, Mensana House, 6 Adelaide Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | 80,000 |
| Irish Associaton of Suicidology, 16 New Antrim Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo | 12,000 |
| Beacon of Light Counselling Centre, 4 Collinstown Grove, Neilstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | 20,000 |
| St. Michael's Family Life Centre, Church Hill, Sligo | 20,000 |
| Teen-Line Ireland | 26,000 |
| Cork Counselling Services,7 Fr Matthew Street, Co Cork | 105,000 |
| Free Mental Health Campaign trading as FREE | 6,000 |
Siobhan Murtagh
Posted on 5 Jan 2010 9:55 pm (Report this comment)
Most of the funding money apears to have gone to Cork Services in 2008.