Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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953. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently intervene to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing eviction and seeking to relocate to a new property in Longford-Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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Animal welfare is a key priority for me, as Minister, and for the Government. The Animal Welfare Grants Programme, administered by my Department, provides considerable financial supports to eligible animal welfare charities engaged in the rescue, rehoming and rehabilitation of animals. In November 2024, funding of almost €6 million was provided to 101 animal welfare charities, through this programme. My Department has no record of this charity applying for funding under the Animal Welfare Grants Scheme.

It is important to state that my Department has no involvement in the day to day running of any charities, or in the accommodation arrangements they require.