Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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612. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of investments made through the National Integration Fund in tabular form; the further plans he is considering to enhance community integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9891/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The National Integration Fund (NIF) is a key element of the Migrant Integration Strategy and was developed to help facilitate the effective integration of migrants, or persons of migrant origin, into communities all over Ireland on an equal basis with those of Irish heritage. Its primary objective is to ensure that barriers to full participation in Irish society are identified and addressed and it provides funding to national organisations and larger-scale initiatives to empower new members of Irish society to play an active role in their communities.

The NIF does not make investments as such but rather makes grants to organisations following a competitive funding process. Approximately €750,000 in funding was made available in 2020 through the NIF, with almost €2.3m in total funding being committed to this programme over a three-year period.

My Department will continue to explore funding opportunities to promote migrant integration at a local and national level.

The table below sets out the funding granted to each successful project under NIF 2020: