Departmental Funding

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Questions (1863)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

1863. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the name and number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from her Department that have expended resources seeking the repeal of the eighth amendment; the amount of funding these organisations have received from the State in the past five years; the amount of money they have spent on this particular campaign during that time; the number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from her Department that have expended resources seeking the retention of the eighth amendment; the amount of funding these organisations have received from the State in the past five years; and the amount of money they have spent on this particular campaign during that time. [54762/17]

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Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

While my Department does not provide funding to organisations for the purposes described by the Deputy I am advised that, in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 5th December last, it was confirmed that my Department provided funding of €32,866 to the National Women's Council in relation to International Womens Day and FemFest for the years 2016 and 2017.

Question No. 1864 answered with Question No. 1861.