Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Funding
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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397. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the investment by his Department since March 2016 in County Louth and parts of east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34071/17]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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Details of funding provided through various schemes administered by the Department of Justice and Equality to projects in County Louth and County Meath in the timeframe specified by the Deputy can be found in the following table.
The Victims of Crime Office fund registered charities, voluntary/community groups and other bodies which provide assistance to victims of crime. The table gives details of organisations located in Louth/Meath who were awarded funding in 2016/17. A number of other national organisations also provide victim support services in Louth/Meath.
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence | Women's Aid Dundalk Louth | €16,500.00 |
| 2016 | Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence | Drogheda Women's Refuge and Children's Refuge Centre, Louth | €10,000.00 |
| 2016 | Support for patient victims of crime | Dignity 4Patients, Drogheda, Louth | €10,500.00 |
| 2016 | Counselling for victims of crime | Dundalk Counselling Centre, Louth | €20,000.00 |
| 2016 | Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence | Meath Women's Refuge, Navan, Meath | €30,000.00 |
| 2016 | Court accompaniment to male victims of crime | Amen, Navan, Co. Meath | €16,500.00 |
| 2017 | Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence | Women's Aid Dundalk Louth | €17,500.00 |
| 2017 | Support for patient victims of crime | Dignity 4Patients, Drogheda Louth | €11,000.00 |
| 2017 | Counselling for victims of crime | Dundalk Counselling Centre Louth | €20,000.00 |
| 2017 | Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence | Meath Women's Refuge, Navan Meath | €34,000.00 |
| 2017 | Court accompaniment to male victims of crime | Amen, Navan, Co. Meath Meath | €23,500.00 |
| 2017 | Court accompaniment for female victims of domestic violence | Drogheda Women's Refuge and Children's Refuge Centre, Louth | €11,500.00 |
Under the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2010-2014, Cosc the National Office for the prevention of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence provides funding support to domestic violence perpetrator programmes in Ireland. These programmes are delivered through a combination of non-government organisations and the Probation Service.
The programme with male perpetrators in the North Eastern region entitled North East Domestic Violence Intervention Programme (NEDVIP) is run and managed by the Probation Service in Louth.
Details of the funding being provided to support this programme are included in the following table:
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North East Domestic Violence Perpetrator Intervention Programme | North East (Louth/Meath) | €24,000 |
| 2017 | North East Domestic Violence Perpetrator Intervention Programme | North East (Louth/Meath) | €27,000 |
Grants have been provided to the following Garda Youth Diversion Projects, which are administrated by the Irish Youth Justice Service:
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 2017 | High Voltage | Cox’s Demesne Louth | €82,125 €61,678 |
| 2016 2017 | Team | Muirhevnamor Community Youth Service Louth | €111,375 €83,556 |
| 2016 2017 | Boyne | Youth Work Ireland Louth | €78,926 €54,107 |
| 2016 2017 | Cable | Foróige Louth | €50,051 €56,400 |
The following project was funded via the Young Persons Probation Project:
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 2017 | Cox’s Demesne | Cox’s Demesne Louth | €110,625 €75,000 |
The following funding was disbursed via national funding for the integration of migrants:
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Meath County Council | Meath | €76,780.98 |
| 2017 | Meath County Council | Meath | €98,713.50 |
The following funding was disbursed via the Integration and Employment of Migrants (European Social Fund Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning):
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cultúr Celebrating Diversity Ltd | Meath | €22,000 |
The following funding was disbursed via the Community Integration Fund:
| 2017 | Culture Connect | Louth, Drogheda | €5,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dee Hub | Louth, Ardee | €5,000 |
| 2017 | Drogheda Homeless Aid | Louth, Drogheda | €2,310 |
| 2017 | African Women's Development Initiative | Meath, Navan | €4,365 |
Other funding:
| Year | Project Name | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 and 2017 | Travellers Initiatives Navan - Meath Travellers Group | Meath | €164,890 |
| 2016 and 2017 | Jobmatters Employability Service | Meath | €46,068 |
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