Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of increasing the budget for the emigrant support programme by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24578/20]

Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects to support our most vulnerable emigrants overseas, to strengthen Irish communities abroad and to facilitate the development of closer and more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish.

The budget for the programme in 2020 is €12.595 million and is a demonstration of the Government commitment to our people abroad.

An increase of 12.5% in the budget for the Emigrant Support Programme would cost €1,574,375.