Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided by his Department to each member of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51435/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Funding has been made by my Department to two organisations from the list provided by the Deputy in the period 1st January 2017 to date. Set out below is the total paid to each organisation and the purpose of the payments.

1. BeLong To - Total Paid €58,000. Funding was provided to support the programme costs of the 2017 Stand Up! Awareness Week, which is an anti-bullying initiative in schools.  

2. TENI - Total Paid €500. This payment was in respect of Continuing Professional Development Training for Psychological Staff in the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) in the area of Transgender Awareness.

My Department also made payments to the IMPACT Trade Union during the period stated above. These payments related solely to union subscription deductions from the Staff and Teacher Payroll Operations.