Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Questions (627)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

627. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation 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. [54759/17]

Written answers

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

My Department provides funding annually to the following Agencies and bodies under my aegis: IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), Intertrade Ireland, National Standards Authority of Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, Health and Safety Authority, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Personal Injuries Assessment Board, and Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority.

While my Department does not know the names of the organisations involved in seeking the repeal of the Eighth Amendment, I can confirm my Department has not provided any funding for such a purpose.