John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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638. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of the amount of funding available in the Ireland for Ukraine fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53437/23]

Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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The charity fundraising campaign called ‘Ireland for Ukraine’ was established by a coalition of media outlets including RTÉ, Virgin Media Television, TG4, Sky and many others, as a collective effort to raise funds to support the humanitarian response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Community Foundation for Ireland is the charity partner for the fundraising appeal and it is a stand-alone, ring fenced fund.

The campaign raised over €7m in support of Irish emergency aid agencies, local charities and organisations providing assistance to arrivals from Ukraine.

My Department allocated €5 million to the Ireland for Ukraine Fund in June 2022. Grants were provided to four international partners working on the ground in Ukraine and elsewhere in eastern Europe - the Irish Red Cross, Trócaire, UNICEF and Concern. An open-call grant round of funding was also allocated to over 100 community organisations and charities based in Ireland who are responding to the arrival of people from Ukraine. The closing date for applications for this funding was 30 June 2022, with payments made to successful applicants in September and October 2022.