Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 369: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money that has been paid annually since 2002 to registered charities; if he will specify which charities, on the subject of institutional and religious abuse and the way the Government has monitored the spend of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44521/10]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The table below outlines the annual amounts paid by the Department to registered charities since 2002:

Both the Organisation of National ex-Servicemen and Women (O.N.E.) and Irish United Nations Veteran Association (IUNVA) are registered as charitable organisations (CHY 13868 and CHY 10066 respectively). A condition of the grants/subventions to ONE and IUNVA is the annual submission of audited accounts to the Department.

The Irish Red Cross Society (CHY 3950) is an independent statute based charitable organisation with full power to manage its own affairs. The grant paid in quarterly amounts to the Irish Red Cross Society includes the Government's annual contribution (currently €130,000) to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The balance is used towards the administration and running costs of the Irish office. The Minister for Defence does not get involved in the day-to-day running of its affairs. The Geneva Convention places an obligation on Governments to protect the independence of National Red Cross Organisations.