Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and support a matter (details supplied). [3023/11]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Emigrant Support Programme provides funding to not-for–profit organisations and projects to support Irish communities overseas and to facilitate the development of more strategic links between Ireland and the Global Irish. Grants awarded through the Emigrant Support Programme (including for organisations in Ireland) are published on the Department of Foreign Affairs website at www.dfa.ie . The Reconciliation and Anti-Sectarianism Funds provide financial support to not-for-profit, community-based groups and organisations working to promote peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, throughout the island of Ireland and between Britain and Ireland in accordance with the objectives of the Good Friday Agreement. Details of grants are published on the Department of Foreign Affairs website at www.dfa.ie .

Through the Communicating Europe Initiative grant scheme my Department provides funding for voluntary organisations and education bodies that wish to organise projects or events to raise awareness about how the EU matters in their community. Details of the recipients of funding under this initiative in 2010 were included in the answer to PQ 39680/10. Further details can be provided to the Deputy on request.

Through Vote 29 (International Cooperation), which is administered by my Department's Development Cooperation Division (Irish Aid), funding is provided to hundreds of pilot schemes and projects, including those with charitable status. Irish Aid operates a comprehensive evaluation and audit role in regard to all of these projects. Details of the projects funded by Irish Aid throughout the world, including in Ireland, are contained at the end of each annual report, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library and on the Irish Aid website at www.irishaid.gov.ie.