Written answers
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Capital Expenditure Programme
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding provided towards capital projects in counties Meath and Louth in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by project name, location and cost in tabular form. [31991/18]
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the applications submitted for funding and projects from Meath and Louth county councils in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 for projects decided upon or in progress in tabular form. [32007/18]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 78 together.
My Department administers a number of funding programmes, including Ireland's official overseas development programme, Irish Aid, and the Emigrant Support Programme which typically supports Irish communities overseas. Smaller funding programmes include the Reconciliation Fund through which my Department awards funding to organisations and projects aimed at advancing peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, on a cross-border basis and between Ireland and Britain. Information on Reconciliation Fund grants awarded to 2017 is available at www.dfa.ie/reconciliation.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to County Councils is set out in the table below. Funding was provided to Louth County Council in 2016 and 2017 only. No funding was provided to Meath County Council in the period specified. My Department has not provided funding towards capital projects in either county in the time period specified.
| Applicant | Project name and year | Location | Funding approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louth County Council | Comhairle na nÓg -Youth Councils for Peace [2016] | Dundalk, Co. Louth | €18,000 |
| Louth County Council | Comhairle na nÓg -Youth Councils for Peace [2017] | Dundalk, Co. Louth | €25,000 |
| Louth County Council | Local Authorities Museums Network 2018 | Dundalk, Co. Louth | €5,000 |
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