Written answers
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Local Authority Funding
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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557. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific funding streams available to local authorities to apply for; the amount that has been given by county; the amount awarded under each scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4050/21]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I am informed by my officials that specific funding streams are available to Local Authorities in the policy fields of Children and Young People and Equality, as follows:
- Play and Recreation Fund
- Comhairle na nÓg funding
- Comhairle na nÓg ICT funding (once-off in 2020)
- Irish Refugee Protection Programme
- Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
- National Integration Funding
- Community Integration Funding
- Funding for Traveller and Roma Projects.
Amounts provided to Local Authorities in respect of grants relating to the Children and Young People policy area from 2018 to 2020 are as follows. No amounts have been awarded to date in 2021:
| County/Scheme | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | €22,350 | €27,775 | €24,422 | €74,547 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,422 | €2,422 | ||
| Comhairle na nOg funding | €20,000 | €19,993 | €20,000 | €59,993 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €2,350 | €7,782 | €2,000 | €12,132 |
| Cavan | €29,516 | €34,250 | €34,395 | €98,161 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,658 | €2,658 | ||
| Comhairle na nOg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €16,993 | €56,993 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €9,516 | €14,250 | €14,744 | €38,510 |
| Clare | €24,750 | €23,000 | €41,524 | €89,274 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,024 | €3,024 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €4,750 | €3,000 | €18,500 | €26,250 |
| Cork City | €34,324 | €20,000 | €39,714 | €94,037 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,714 | €2,714 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,974 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €59,974 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €17,000 | €31,350 | |
| Cork County | €31,824 | €31,987 | €27,361 | €91,172 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €5,869 | €5,869 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,824 | €19,987 | €19,491 | €59,303 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,000 | €12,000 | €2,000 | €26,000 |
| Donegal | €25,590 | €35,500 | €45,123 | €106,213 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,625 | €3,625 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €19,998 | €59,998 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €5,590 | €15,500 | €21,500 | €42,590 |
| Dublin City | €34,350 | €20,000 | €45,000 | €99,350 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €500 | €500 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €24,500 | €38,850 | |
| Dún Laoghaire | €18,708 | €20,000 | €22,000 | €60,708 |
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €18,708 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €58,708 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €2,000 | €2,000 | ||
| Fingal | €23,000 | €29,750 | €42,734 | €95,484 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €4,234 | €4,234 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €3,000 | €9,750 | €18,500 | €31,250 |
| Galway City | €32,000 | €33,750 | €45,093 | €110,843 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,594 | €3,594 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €19,999 | €59,999 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,000 | €13,750 | €21,500 | €47,250 |
| Galway County | €26,000 | €20,000 | €32,600 | €78,600 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €1,350 | €1,350 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €6,000 | €11,250 | €17,250 | |
| Kerry | €34,350 | €29,000 | €36,250 | €99,600 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €1,500 | €1,500 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €9,000 | €14,750 | €38,100 |
| Kildare | €32,650 | €32,750 | €42,794 | €108,194 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €4,294 | €4,294 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,650 | €12,750 | €18,500 | €43,900 |
| Kilkenny | €28,866 | €34,043 | €30,736 | €93,646 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,966 | €2,966 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,616 | €19,793 | €19,814 | €59,223 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €9,250 | €14,250 | €7,957 | €31,457 |
| Laois | €34,339 | €35,000 | €50,338 | €119,677 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €5,869 | €5,869 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,989 | €20,000 | €19,969 | €59,958 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €15,000 | €24,500 | €53,850 |
| Leitrim | €21,700 | €30,778 | €49,874 | €102,352 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €5,374 | €5,374 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €1,700 | €10,778 | €24,500 | €36,978 |
| Limerick | €20,000 | €19,887 | €38,118 | €78,005 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €1,229 | €1,229 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €19,887 | €19,889 | €59,776 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €17,000 | €17,000 | ||
| Longford | €33,644 | €31,996 | €42,305 | €107,945 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,555 | €2,555 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,944 | €19,996 | €20,000 | €59,940 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €13,700 | €12,000 | €19,750 | €45,450 |
| Louth | €34,350 | €32,750 | €43,204 | €110,304 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €4,704 | €4,704 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €12,750 | €18,500 | €45,600 |
| Mayo | €32,000 | €35,000 | €44,369 | €111,369 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €5,869 | €5,869 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,000 | €15,000 | €18,500 | €45,500 |
| Meath | €33,150 | €34,250 | €44,217 | €111,617 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,718 | €2,718 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €19,999 | €59,999 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €13,150 | €14,250 | €21,500 | €48,900 |
| Monaghan | €34,350 | €33,487 | €44,424 | €112,261 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,924 | €2,924 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €13,487 | €21,500 | €49,337 |
| Offaly | €28,400 | €27,219 | €34,894 | €90,513 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,812 | €2,812 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €15,000 | €20,000 | €18,957 | €53,957 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €13,400 | €7,219 | €13,125 | €33,744 |
| Roscommon | €30,846 | €29,935 | €38,997 | €99,778 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,000 | €3,000 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,496 | €19,435 | €20,000 | €58,931 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €11,350 | €10,500 | €15,997 | €37,847 |
| Sligo | €19,969 | €28,192 | €29,987 | €78,149 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,999 | €2,999 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,969 | €19,848 | €20,000 | €59,817 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €8,344 | €6,988 | €15,332 | |
| South Dublin | €31,786 | €31,002 | €47,794 | €110,582 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €1,794 | €1,794 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,786 | €19,002 | €20,000 | €58,788 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,000 | €12,000 | €26,000 | €50,000 |
| Tipperary | €29,101 | €33,332 | €41,515 | €103,948 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,015 | €3,015 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €9,101 | €13,332 | €18,500 | €40,933 |
| Waterford | €34,350 | €28,297 | €40,861 | €103,508 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €2,361 | €2,361 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €14,350 | €8,297 | €18,500 | €41,147 |
| Westmeath | €32,000 | €33,000 | €42,944 | €107,944 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,444 | €3,444 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,000 | €13,000 | €19,500 | €44,500 |
| Wexford | €29,650 | €23,000 | €20,583 | €73,233 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €583 | €583 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €20,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €60,000 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €9,650 | €3,000 | €12,650 | |
| Wicklow | €32,638 | €19,895 | €43,000 | €95,533 |
| Comhairle ICT Capital Grant | €3,000 | €3,000 | ||
| Comhairle na nÓg funding | €19,988 | €19,895 | €20,000 | €59,883 |
| Play and Recreation Funding | €12,650 | €20,000 | €32,650 | |
| Grand Total | €910,552 | €898,826 | €1,207,170 | €3,016,547 |
Amounts provided to Local Authorities in respect of funding in the Equality policy area from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021 are as follows.
Irish Refugee Protection Programme
| - | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | €34,769 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €34,769 |
| Carlow | €0 | €20,831 | €0 | €0 | €20,831 |
| Donegal | €26,000 | €326,573 | €0 | €0 | €352,573 |
| Westmeath | €90,000 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €90,000 |
| Longford | €165,000 | €26,000 | €90,500 | €0 | €281,500 |
| Offaly | €307,035 | €0 | €136,939 | €0 | €443,974 |
| Laois | €0 | €221,319 | €19,786 | €0 | €241,105 |
| Cavan | €0 | €249,698 | €0 | €0 | €249,698 |
| Cork County | €0 | €225,284 | €0 | €0 | €225,284 |
| Mayo | €180,517 | €0 | €108,522 | €0 | €289,039 |
| Tipperary | €0 | €414,698 | €0 | €0 | €414,698 |
| Wicklow | €0 | €428,000 | €0 | €0 | €428,000 |
| Total | €803,321 | €1,912,403 | €355,746 | €0 | €3,071,470 |
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020 (part-funded by the EU)
| - | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaghan | €150,000 | €150,000 | |||
| Total | €0 | €150,000 | €0 | €0 | €150,000 |
National Integration Funding
| - | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meath | €132,480 | €132,480 | |||
| Tipperary | €40,500 | €40,500 | |||
| Total | €0 | €0 | €172,980 | €0 | €172,980 |
Community Integration Funding
| - | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingal | €5,000 | €5,000 | |||
| Wexford | €5,000 | €5,000 | |||
| Waterford | €5,000 | €5,000 | €10,000 | ||
| Cork County | €3,209 | €3,209 | |||
| Sth. Dublin | €2,472 | €2,720 | €2,720 | €2,720 | €10,632 |
| Limerick | €4,200 | €4,200 | |||
| Total | €20,681 | €11,920 | €2,720 | €2,720 | €38,041 |
Traveller and Roma Funding
| - | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | €17,360 | €14,467 | €17,360 | €17,360 | €66,547 |
| €17,360 | €14,467 | €17,360 | €17,360 | €66,547 |
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