Written answers
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Expenditure
10:00 pm
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of the total annual spend, including all grants, by his Department on all structures of local Government here for 2011, and also for June 2011 to June 2012. [35684/12]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Details of funding provided by my department to local authorities is set out in the table below.
| Date | Amount | Purpose of Grant | |
| Limerick City Council | May 2011 | €14,432 | Africa Day |
| Limerick City Council | May 2012 | € 9,625 | Africa Day |
| Cork City Council | May 2012 | € 9,200 | Africa Day |
| Galway City Council | May 2012 | €10,000 | Africa Day |
| Monaghan County Council | June 2012 | € 5,500 | Exhibition panels and public lecture on Ulster Covenant centenary |
| Cavan County Council | June 2012 | €14,750 | Exhibition, public lectures and education programme on Ulster Covenant centenary |
Africa Day is an initiative of the African Union, which celebrates African diversity and success and the cultural and economic potential of the continent. In Ireland, events to celebrate Africa Day are supported by Irish Aid, the Government's programme for overseas development.
Funding for events associated with the centenary of the Ulster Covenant was drawn from the Reconciliation and Anti-Sectarianism Funds.
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