Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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193. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total overall amount paid by way of grant aid to An Taisce from 2010 to 2016; the amount per each year from 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35513/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Since 2011, funding has been provided by my Department, by way of grant aid, as a contribution to the Green Schools programme, an environmental education programme for schools administered by An Taisce. This funding is reviewed on an annual basis.

Grants have also been provided on occasion to help fund biodiversity awareness projects carried out by An Taisce, such as the Nature’s Way series of publications, a valuable educational resource addressing a range of biodiversity topics including peatlands and ecosystems in Ireland.

The amounts paid each year are outlined in the following table.

Funding Provided to An Taisce 2011 to 2016.