Written answers

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Department of Education and Science

Child Abuse

8:00 am

Photo of Jim McDaidJim McDaid (Donegal North East, Independent)
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Question 455: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of State and church funding that has been allocated to each of the support groups in the area of child sexual abuse in the past ten years. [26262/10]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has provided funding to some support groups which were specifically established for the purposes of providing an information and referral service for former residents of institutions wishing to access services established by the Government on foot of An Taoiseach's apology of May 1999. My Department would not be in a position to provide details of other State or Church funding to such groups. However, my Department liaises with the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to the funding of Outreach Centres in the UK and with the Health Service Executive in relation to the funding of some Irish based support groups.

Funding provided by my Department to the end of 2009 is as follows:

Right of Place/Second Chance - €1,056,024

Alliance - €175,428

Right to Peace - €55,205

Irish SOCA - €42,543

SOCA UK - €335,677

NOVA - €596,777.00 (between 2004 and 2007).

With regard to the UK based Outreach Centres, the Department can provide a breakdown of figures for funding of individual centres from 2004 onwards. In respect of 2001 to 2003 however, an overall figure is available in terms of the total amount allocated to all UK Groups.

London Irish Survivors' Outreach Service - €686,138.49 (between 2004 and 2009)

Haringey Irish Survivors' Outreach Service - €409,013.80 (between 2004 and 2009)

Coventry Irish Survivors' Outreach Service - €714,286.94 (between 2004 and 2009)

Manchester Irish Survivors' Outreach Service - €464,204.41 (between 2004 and 2009)

Sheffield Irish Survivors' Outreach Service - €724,999.00 (this group ceased operations at the end of 2008 and is no longer funded by my Department).

Between 2001 and 2003 a total of €1,323,641 was provided to UK based outreach centres.

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