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Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Departmental Schemes

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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999. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of how many qualifying organisations applied for the recent 'Scheme A: Supporting Community Services for LGBTI+ Persons' funding open call; the names of those qualifying organisations; how many were successful in receiving 100% of funding requested and the names of those organisations; how many were successful in receiving 80% to 90%, 70% to 80%, 60% to 70%, 50% to 60%, and 1% to 50% of funding requested and the names of those organisations; how many were unsuccessful in receiving any amount and the name of those organisations, for this year and the previous three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/23]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The annual LGBTI+ Community services Funding Call has two different funding streams available for applicant organisations, Scheme A and Scheme B. Applicants can apply for €25,000 to €100,000 through Scheme A or €5,000 to €10,000 through Scheme B.

See below details of Scheme A for this year and the previous three years as requested. I should note that I have only provided names of successful applicant organisations below as we do not publish the names of unsuccessful applicants.

In 2023, a total of €882,618.52 was awarded to 14 organisations through Scheme A. The successful organisations are listed in the Table below.

LGBTI+ Community Services Fund 2023 - Scheme A

Organisation Name Amount Awarded
AMACH! LGBT Galway clg €70,000.00
BeLonG To Youth Services €70,000.00
Dublin AIDS Alliance T/A HIV Ireland €62,076.70
Dublin Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Pride CLG €59,500.00
Free Legal Advice Centres €57,936.35
GOSHH Ireland CLG €70,000.00
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG €70,000.00
Listowel Family Resource Centre €69,993.70
National Youth Federation t/a Youth Work Ireland €68,177.20
Outhouse Limited €65,049.18
ShoutOut €62,060.60
The Gay Health Network €60,114.95
The Sexual Health Centre Ltd €37,991.42
Transgender Equality Network Ireland €59,718.42

In total, there were 42 applications received for Scheme A in 2023. The success rate was 33%. Successful applicants were awarded 70% of the total amount requested in their application.

In 2022, a total of €1,097,358.35 was awarded to 14 organisations through Scheme A. The successful organisations are listed in the Table below.

LGBTI+ Community Services Fund 2022 - Scheme A

Organisation Name Amount Awarded
AMACH! LGBT Galway Company Limited by Guarantee €100,000.00
Belong To €100,000.00
Dublin AIDS Alliance CLG €69,677.00
Free Legal Advice Centres €68,000.00
Gay Switchboard Ireland €37,000.00
GOSHH Ireland CLG €100,000.00
Laois Youth Services CLG trading as Youth Work Ireland Laois €98,156.72
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG €98,475.00
LINC - Advocating for Lesbian and Bisexual Women in Ireland €58,900.00
Listowel Family Resource Centre CLG €94,874.63
Outcomers €60,000.00
OutWest €30,000.00
ShoutOut €88,660.00
Trangender Equality Network of Ireland €93,615.00

In total, there were 35 applications received in 2022. The success rate was 40%. Successful applicants were awarded 100% of the total amount requested in their application.

In 2021, a total of €1,450,631.25 was awarded to 29 organisations through Scheme A. The successful organisations are listed in the Table below.

LGBTI+ Community Services Fund 2021 - Scheme A

Organisation Name Amount Awarded
AMACH! LGBT+ Galway CLG €84,666.80
Amen Support Services CLG €31,450.00
Ballinrobe Family Resource Centre CLG €34,331.50
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. €51,145.35
Candle Community Trust €28,492.00
Centre for Independent Living CLG €29,750.00
Cumann na Daoine €36,031.50
Donegal Women's Centre €73,681.40
Dublin AIDS Alliance CLG T/A HIV Ireland €64,122.30
Dublin Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Pride CLG €42,500.00
Foróige €79,679.00
Free Legal Advice Centres €42,500.00
Gay Project CLG €73,100.00
GOSHH Ireland CLG €85,000.00
Laois Youth Services CLG trading as Youth Work Ireland Laois €46,474.60
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG €51,007.65
LINC €69,912.50
Listowel Family Resource Centre CLG €72,619.75
Meath Youth Federation CLG €21,420.00
National Lesbian and Gay Federation Ltd T/A GCN €56,940.65
Outcomers €34,000.00
ShoutOut €40,800.00
Skibbereen Community and Family Resource Centre €66,300.00
Southill Area Centre CLG €31,209.45
Spiritan Asylum Services Initiative €30,977.40
The Sexual Health Centre Ltd. €23,465.10
Tribli CLG €68,457.30
Twilight Community Group CLG €40,800.00
Waterford and South Tipperary Community Youth Service CLG €39,797.00

In total, there were 31 applications in 2021. The success rate was 94%. Successful applicants were awarded 85% of the total amount requested in their application.

In 2020, a total of €582,499.11 was awarded to 10 organisations through Scheme A. The successful organisations are listed in the Table below.

LGBTI+ Community Services Fund 2020 - Scheme A

Organisation Name Amount Awarded
Cumann na Daoine, Teo €42,855.20
Donegal Youth Service CLG €40,794.98
Gay Project CLG €76,000.00
GOSHH Ireland CLG €80,000.00
Laois Youth Services CLG trading as Youth Work Ireland Laois €40,278.40
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG €76,284.00
LINC €56,729.00
Outcomers ltd €80,000.00
Teni €60,000.00
The Sexual Health Centre Ltd. €29,557.53

In total, there were 25 applications in 2020. The success rate was 40%. Successful applicants were awarded 80% of the total amount requested in their application.

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