Written Answers - Departmental Funding. Thursday, 20 October 2005

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  51.  Mr. Boyle      asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform      if he will provide details of all funding made available by him to groups providing support services to victims of violence against women from when he became Minister to date; his plans to increase the level of funding for these groups in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29734/05]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell):    The Deputy will be aware that the primary responsibility for funding agencies providing support services to the victims of violence against women rests with the Department of Health and Children.

My Department has provided funding to non-governmental organisations at the level as set out in the following table. This financial assistance has been provided in respect of such matters as awareness raising programmes, training and development for agency staff as well as funding for research projects and court accompaniment services. Funding under my Department’s violence against women budget increased by 39% in 2005 over 2004 and is reviewed annually.

Name of organisation	Total funding provided
	€
Women’s Support and Advocacy Service, WAVES	165,000
COPE — previously known as Galway Voluntary Social Services	70,000
The Southside Women’s Action Network Limited	19,600
5-6 Kilkenny Women’s Arts Project	1,000
Adapt Services Limerick	5,120
AkiDwA (African Women’s Network)	7,000
Carlow Local Network on Violence Against Women	5,000
Cork Rape Crisis Centre	10,000
Domestic Violence Service Limited, Dublin	2,000
Donegal Domestic Violence Service	500
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre	39,653.43
European Women’s Lobby	49,731.75
Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre	25,739
Kilkenny Local Network on Violence Against Women	12,100
Kilkenny Rape Crisis and Counselling Centre	2,750
Mayo Women’s Support Services	10,731
Mid-Western Regional Committee on Violence Against Women	8,000
National Network of Women’s Refuges and Support Centre	13,066.05
North Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women	5,755.28
North West Women’s Human Rights Forum	1,500
Pavee Point Traveller’s Centre	2,260
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services, Wexford	2,000
Rape Crisis Network Ireland	84,968
Rev. Dr. Tony Byrne	2,000
Ringsend Action Project Limited	8,902
Ruhama Women’s Project	38,768
Sexual Violence Centre, Cork	5,500
SIPTU	3,000
South Eastern Regional Committee on Violence Against Women	600
South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre	17,041
Southill Domestic Abuse Project, Limerick	50,000
The Open Door Network, Tralee	6,000
Western Regional Planning Committee on Violence Against Women	11,000
Women’s Aid	57,599.85

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