Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding invested in community integration programmes per constituency for each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33007/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the total funds invested in community migrant integration programmes by location and organisation/project for the past three years 2017, 2016 and 2015, including amounts committed in 2017 that will be disbursed in subsequent years. While the location of each funded organisation/project is provided, it is not possible to break this down further by constituency as the relevant data is not held in this way, and numerous funded projects are delivered on a regional or nationwide basis.

There are currently 14 projects approved under the National Funding Programmeto promote the integration of migrants. Project objectives include: increasing mutual understanding between the host community and migrants; combating racism and xenophobia; undertaking research on interculturalism; and promoting the integration of migrants into Irish society, particularly vulnerable or socially-excluded migrants.

The Communities Integration Fundwill fund 131 initiatives in 2017 by community organisations to promote integration in their local communities. The aim is to support communities across Ireland to play a greater role in promoting integration by providing practical support to facilitate social inclusion among the migrant population.

There are a total of 20 projects receiving funding through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and 5 projects through the ESF Integration and Employment of Migrants (IEM) funding.

Key to Fund Names:

CIF: Community Integration Fund

AMIF: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

NFPII: National Funding to Promote Integration of Immigrants

IEM: Integration and Employment of Migrants, (European Social Fund Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning)

ERF: European Refugee Fund

Funding Paid in 2017

Funding committed for the remainder of 2017