Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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515. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to an application for core funding by an organisation (details supplied); and his plans for continued support and funding of deaf advocacy services. [8561/18]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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516. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to an application for core funding by an organisation (details supplied); and if advocacy services for the deaf will continue to receive supported funding. [8569/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together.

My Department provides funding to the organisation in question under the Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector, which aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services.

The current round of funding under the Scheme commenced on 1 July 2016, for a period of three years. 70 organisations are funded, with a total envelope of €16.6 million over three years. The maximum amount of funding available under the Scheme is €90,000 per annum per organisation. The organisation in question was allocated €269,700 over the three year period of the scheme.