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Thursday, 11 October 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Dormant Accounts Fund Management

Photo of Eric ByrneEric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the dormant accounts fund and the way community organisations can apply for funding through same. [43865/12]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Total funds as at end August 2012 in the Dormant Accounts Fund are €169.305 million as shown in the table below. Of that sum, €17.968 million is committed to projects, with €54.542 in the statutory reserve. The table provides a profile of the Fund showing yearly inflows, reclaims, disbursements, etc, from 2003 to the end of August 2012.

The process in place for disbursement from the Dormant Accounts Fund provides for consideration of applications received on foot of advertised measures. There are no funding measures open for applications under the Fund at present.

Inflows Outflows

YearBanks/building societiesAn Post productsInsurance productsIntestate Estatesinterest earnedGross inflows of fundsReclaimed by account holdersDisbursed by NTMAExpenses and Compliance CostNet Funds
2003
105,802,747
90,406,394
0
0
2,778,039
198,987,180
24,002,874
0
148,048
174,836,258
2004
18,387,604
14,642,260
22,994,803
0
3,802,846
59,827,513
21,080,853
14,000,000
1,055,958
198,526,960
2005
13,049,089
19,870,684
7,895,688
0
4,061,302
44,876,763
22,916,079
14,400,000
1,673,497
204,414,147
2006
20,535,464
52,513,242
7,100,575
0
6,375,902
86,525,183
44,736,631
33,250,000
1,608,356
211,344,343
2007
12,531,434
42,658,151
6,704,210
4,400,000
8,787,603
75,081,398
34,082,871
45,511,412
1,881,135
204,950,323
2008
19,644,431
6,239,735
7,149,521
0
7,561,873
40,595,560
19,500,791
73,050,705
1,999,776
150,994,611
2009
25,014,071
11,359,722
5,010,644
0
891,120
42,275,557
19,051,956
37,644,335
1,717,634
134,856,243
2010
20,970,740
12,304,426
6,009,518
0
472,958
39,757,642
20,302,633
20,267,035
1,618,257
132,425,960
2011
27,841,100
9,912,279
5,326,408
0
1,137,669
44,217,456
24,345,430
8,403,338
937,628
142,957,020
2012
18,976,039
10,889,787
7,674,387
0
829,782
38,369,995
11,742,513
278,845
0
169,305,657
Totals
282,752,719
270,796,680
75,865,754
4,400,000
36,699,094
670,514,247
241,762,631
246,805,670
12,640,289
169,305,657

Liabilities on the Fund:
Of which
1. Reserve for future reclaims by account holders
-54,542,744
2. Disbursements allocated to beneficiary projects by
Approved
Decommited
Net Approved
(a) Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursement Board
63,082,815
4,678,696
58,404,119
(b) Government (2006)
75,642,596
4,552,415
71,090,181
(c) Government (2007)
22,278,213
698,845
21,579,368
(d) Government (2008)
30,134,074
83,780
30,050,294
(e) Government – Early Childhood Initiative (2006)
18,000,000
18,000,000
(f) Government - Rural Social Scheme (2004-2008)
64,400,000
64,400,000
(g) Government – Catch Up Measure 5 new RAPID towns
  1,250,000
1,250,000
Sub-totals
274,787,698
-10,013,736
264,773,962
3. Remaining funds to be disbursed by NTMA on foot of approvals
-17,968,292
Net Value of Dormant Accounts Fund (uncommitted funds)
€96,804,621

Under the Dormant Accounts Act 2001, the NTMA is required to maintain a Reserve Account to meet reclaims from account holders and operational expenses of the agency and the Dormant Accounts Board.

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