Written answers
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Funding
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from her Department; the amount of funding allocated to same in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24381/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The 2020 allocations for non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from this Department are as follows:
1. €80,000 for the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice
2. €255,000 for the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed
3. €350,000 for Community Law and Mediation.
In addition, the following amounts were allocated in 2020 to organisations which made applications for funding under the initiative for the promotion of awareness of the annual United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The Deputy may wish to note that the groups may not have fully drawn down these amounts because of the impact of pandemic restrictions on planned activities.
| Applicant | Amount Allocated 2020 |
|---|---|
| All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World - Ireland Ltd. | €2,854 |
| Aster Family Support | €2,365 |
| Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living | €1,500 |
| BREFFNI | €2,500 |
| Doras Buí | €2,550 |
| Foodshare Kerry | €1,550 |
| ICTU | €2,000 |
| Irish 17 October Committee | €2,080 |
| Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership | €3,000 |
| Lus Na Greine | €1,500 |
| North West Simon Community | €2,800 |
| Offaly Traveller Movement | €3,000 |
| SAOL | €3,000 |
| SICCDA | €813 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul (SVP) Young SVP Programme | €3,000 |
| Treoir | €2,700 |
| Tullamore Community and Family Resource Centre | €2,770 |
| Yola Hedge School | €1,400 |
The Deputy will also be aware that, under its Employment Programmes, the Department provides funding in respect of the following schemes: Community Employment (CE), Job Initiative (JI), Tús and Rural Social Scheme (RSS). The total provision for these schemes in 2020 was €539m.
In addition, the 2020 provision for the Citizens Information Board of €61.8m includes CIB Operational Grants to its funded Service Delivery Companies.
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