Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the list of organisations that applied for the scheme of support for national and voluntary organisations; the list of successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18855/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names of organisations in receipt of funding under the last scheme of funding for networks and federations; if he will list those not awarded funding under the present round; the new organisations awarded funding under this round and in each case the amount of State funding available to each organisation from other schemes and sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18856/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 451: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used to award funding under the scheme of support for national and voluntary organisations; if availability of funding from other State sources was taken into account in making decisions on applications; the basis of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18995/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 439, 440 and 451 together.

The Table below lists the 63 successful applicants under the 2011-2013 Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector. Also listed are the organisations funded under the 2008-2010 scheme. As can be seen from the table, 46 of the successful applicants were also funded under the 2008-2010 scheme. In total, 149 organisations applied for funding under the 2011-2013 scheme and I will arrange to furnish the Deputy separately with the full list of applicants.

Funding under the scheme has been allocated following an objective and merit-based competitive process. The criteria used to assess applications are as follows:

· Extent to which proposal focuses on disadvantage;

· Deliverables and impact of the Funding;

· Level of added value within sector;

· Viability, value for money and governance;

· Level of co-operation/integration/consolidation with similar organisations.

In the assessment process, account was taken of funding awarded from other State sources in terms of assessing the organisation's viability and level of cooperation with other groups.