Written answers
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Emigrant Support Services
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed breakdown on the organisations in Australia that have made applications under the Emigrant Support Programme since January 2022, including the names and the funding amount approved for each applicant, in tabular form. [45428/23]
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to supporting Irish communities all over the world, including in Australia, and the amount allocated under the Government's Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) to organisations working with the Irish community in Australia has steadily increased in recent years.
Since 2022, a total of €978,887 has been paid to Australia-based Irish community organisations.
In the 2021-2022 funding round, seventeen organisations applied for funding, thirteen of them successfully, sharing total funding of €442,293.
In the 2022-2023 funding round, twelve organisations applied for funding, eleven of them successfully, sharing total funding of €536,594.
The 2023-2024 round is still in progress.
A full tabular breakdown for the 2021/2022 and the 2022/2023 funding rounds are provided below.
Australia Emigrant Support Programme 2021-2022:
| Canberra Irish Club | €6,195 |
|---|---|
| Fenians Fremantle and Freedom Inc | €5,281 |
| Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce | €26,640 |
| Irish Australian Support Association of Queensland | €101,605 |
| Irish Screen Projects Australia | €5,176 |
| Irish Support Agency NSW | €153,102 |
| Moyne Celtic Traditions Assoc Inc (Formerly Lake School Celtic Music & Dance) | €3,098 |
| Queensland Irish Choir | €2,093 |
| St Patrick's Day Festival WA | €9,284 |
| St Patrick's Day Parade Association Inc | €9,293 |
| Sydney Queer Irish | €9,320 |
| Sydney St Patricks Day Organisation Incorporated | €12,391 |
| The Claddagh Association | €98,815 |
| €442,293 |
21/2022 Applicants Not in Receipt of Funding
Irish Booker
Gaelic Games Victoria
Irish Australian Association Inc.
St Patrick’s Day Hobart Committee
Australia Emigrant Support Programme 2022-2023:
| Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce | €27,877 |
|---|---|
| Irish Australian Support & Resource Bureau (Melbourne) | €83,069 |
| Irish Australian Support Association of Queensland (Brisbane) | €116,961 |
| Irish Screen Projects Australia | €5,483 |
| Irish Support Agency NSW (Sydney) | €162,075 |
| Melbourne Irish Festival Committee | €1,945 |
| Moyne Celtic Traditions Assoc Inc | €4,998 |
| St Patricks Day Festival WA | €9,724 |
| Sydney Queer Irish | €13,266 |
| Sydney St Patricks Day Organisation Incorporated | €9,950 |
| The Claddagh Association (Perth) | €101,246 |
| €536,594 |
2022/2023 Applicants Not in Receipt of Funding
Canberra Irish Club Limited.
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