John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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213. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43158/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Since the establishment of my Department on the 19 July 2017 our payment records indicate that the organisations in the following table received funding from my Department. However, I wish to clarify that if some applicants used a company name, they might not be identified as connected with a religious organisation and therefore are not included in the list. I must emphasise that all my Department's programmes and services are delivered on an inclusive, non-partisan, non-political basis.

The table includes organisations which my Department has provided funding to such as the St Vincent De Paul and Protestant Aid. While these are not religious organisations, as such, they have been listed here for completeness. Both provide assistance to those in need. Neither differentiates by religion while providing this support.