Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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452. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount the NGO and charity sector receive in funding from his Department per annum. [26620/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An annual grant payment is made each year from the Defence Vote (Vote 36) to the Irish Red Cross Society towards the administrative running costs of its headquarters. In 2021, the grant due to be paid to the Irish Red Cross Society is €975,000.

In December 2018, a Government decision provided for an allocation of €85,000 from the Defence Vote to Sail Training Ireland for 2019 and 2020, subject to the organisation being compliant with the Code of Governance for Voluntary Bodies.  Sail Training Ireland is a charitable organisation established in 2011 by individuals who were previously involved with the State funded ‘Asgard’ sail training vessel.

The full amount was paid in 2019, however, due to Covid-19 only €20,000 was paid in 2020, with the remaining balance due to be paid in 2021,  if voyages re-commence and performance delivery objectives are achieved.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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453. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a record will be provided of the annual funding received by the NGO and charity sector from his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [26640/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An annual grant payment is made each year from the Defence Vote (Vote36) to the Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) towards the administrative running costs of its headquarters.

Following a Government decision in 2015,  additional once-off funding was provided to the IRCS through the  Defence Vote for an Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme for small businesses, following severe weather and flooding events. The additional amounts provided were €5 million in 2015, €750,000 in 2017 and €300,000 in 2018.

An annual grant payment previously paid from the Defence Vote to the ‘Asgard’ National Sail Training Scheme from 2000 to 2009 was discontinued from 2010 onwards on foot of a Government decision in December, 2009.

In December 2018, a Government decision provided for an allocation of €85,000 from the Defence Vote to Sail Training Ireland for 2019 and 2020, subject to the organisation being compliant with the Code of Governance for Voluntary Bodies.  Sail Training Ireland is a charitable organisation established in 2011 by individuals who were previously involved with the State funded ‘Asgard’ sail training vessel.  The full amount was paid in 2019, however, due to Covid-19 only €20,000 was paid in 2020, with the remaining balance due to be paid in 2021 if voyages re-commence and performance delivery objectives are achieved.

All details from 2000 to 2020 are set out in the table below:

Table: Amounts of funding paid to Charities/NGOs from the Defence Vote from 2000 to 2020.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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454. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to each NGO and charity in each of the years 2010 to 2020 by his Department. [26653/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An annual grant payment is made each year from the Defence Vote (Vote 36) to the Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) towards the administrative running costs of its headquarters.

Following a Government decision in 2015,  additional once-off funding was also provided to the IRCS through the  Defence Vote for  the Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme for small businesses, following severe weather and flooding events. The additional amounts provided were €5 million in 2015, €750,000 in 2017 and €300,000 in 2018.

In December 2018, a Government decision provided for an allocation of €85,000 from the Defence Vote to Sail Training Ireland for 2019 and 2020, subject to the organisation being compliant with the Code of Governance for Voluntary Bodies.  Sail Training Ireland is a charitable organisation established in 2011 by individuals who were previously involved with the State funded ‘Asgard’ sail training vessel.  The full amount was paid in 2019, however, due to Covid-19 only €20,000 was paid in 2020, with the remaining balance due to be paid in 2021 if voyages re-commence and performance delivery objectives are achieved.

All details from 2010 to 2020 are set out in the table below.

Table: Amounts of funding paid to Charities/NGO's from the Defence Vote from 2010 to 2020.