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Mr. Clifford Forsythe
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what encouragement he is giving to the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland in its efforts to establish a railway museum at Carrickfergus.
| Grants paid under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 | |||||
| 1984–85 £ | 1983–84 £ | 1982–83 £ | 1981–82 £ | 1980–81 £ | |
| Northern Ireland Council of Social Services | 276,000 | 199,990 | 177,507 | 162,667 | 149,680 |
| Community Service Volunteers | 5,381 | 8,065 | 11,500 | 23,270 | 19,636 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society | 52,026 | 39,303 | 39,650 | 33,250 | 26,708 |
| Belfast Voluntary Welfare Society | 3,500 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Carafriend | 5,147 | 4,625 | 2,100 | 1,875 | 1,610 |
| Retirement Association of Northern Ireland | 7,235 | 6,890 | 6,500 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| International Voluntary Service | 14,438 | 11,000 | 11,718 | 10,976 | 10,700 |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) | 27,268 | 25,970 | 24,500 | 21,000 | 17,500 |
| Northern Ireland Council for Orthopaedic Development | 16,800 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| National Deaf Children's Society | 2,420 | 2,300 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Ulster Institute for the Deaf | 6,300 | 6,000 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Age Concern | 71,873 | 68,450 | 64,575 | 35,841 | 30,747 |
| Abbeyfield Society | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 1,738 |
| Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults | 7,560 | 4,000 | 3,750 | 3,500 | 3,000 |
| Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health | 81,432 | 69,252 | 55,285 | 52,236 | 53,944 |
| Northern Ireland Marriage Guidance Council | 31,981 | 60,600 | 33,590 | 34,278 | 22,500 |
| Northern Ireland Council on Alcohol | 55,599 | 139,461 | 47,168 | 43,346 | 36,350 |
| British Epilepsy Association (Northern Ireland Region) | 6,000 | 2,650 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Northern Ireland Womans Aid Federation | 30,300 | 20,700 | 19,000 | 17,300 | 11,900 |
| Northern Ireland Widows Association | 5,230 | 1,525 | — | — | — |
| Gingerbread | 45,660 | 46,500 | 44,490 | 31,300 | 16,100 |
| Catholic Marriage Advisory Council | 70,900 | 35,378 | 30,000 | 11,500 | — |
| Church of Ireland Social and Family Welfare Society | 1,120 | 1,060 | 1,000 | 750 | 670 |
| Blind Centre for Northern Ireland | 18,000 | 10,000 | 7,200 | 6,600 | 6,000 |
| Motability | 11,111 | 11,376 | 11,220 | 8,681 | 9,682 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Action Group | 13,340 | 12,700 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 5,000 |
| Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Families Association | 700 | 650 | 600 | 575 | 500 |
| Physically Handicapped and Able-Bodied | 13,000 | 8,250 | 7,500 | 5,000 | 3,000 |
| Family Planning Association (NI Region) | 3,500 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 |
| Council on Alcohol Related Problems | 23,924 | 18,887 | 26,933 | 15,224 | 11,940 |
| Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme | 14,700 | 5,833 | — | — | — |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society (NI Branch) | 3,150 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Ambulance Services | 3,150 | 3,180 | 3,994 | — | — |
| Womens Health Fair | 2,250 | — | — | — | — |
| National Health Service Retirement Fellowship | 557 | 530 | 1,000 | — | — |
| PRAXIS | 22,298 | 30,629 | 18,000 | 12,500 | — |
| Home Insulation Schemes | 56,437 | 38,000 | 6,500 | 60,000 | — |
| Disabled Drivers' Association | 1,050 | 1,000 | — | — | — |
| National Schizophrenia Fellowship | 16,065 | 5,250 | — | 348 | — |
| National Council for Carers and their Elderly Dependents | 500 | — | 500 | — | — |
| National Rubella Campaign | 700 | 500 | — | — | — |
| Northern Ireland Hospice | 50,000 | 100,000 | — | 12,000 | — |
| Northlands Centre | 17,000 | — | 664 | — | — |
| Marie Curie Memorial Foundation | 5,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Industrial Therapy Organisation | 25,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Order of Malta Ambulance Corps | 15,500 | — | — | — | — |
| British Red Cross Society | 1,289 | — | — | — | — |
| Womens Information Group | 2,000 | — | — | — | — |
| CRUSE in Northern Ireland | 11,250 | — | — | — | — |
| Open Door Housing Resettlement Project | 7,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Presbyterian Church in Ireland | 1,820 | — | — | — | — |
| Northern Ireland Council for the Single Homeless | 1,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Workers Education Association | 2,400 | — | — | — | — |
| SHARE | — | 7,700 | — | — | — |
Mr. Scott
I accept in principle the need for the development of local museums, but because of pressure on resources I am unable to commit funds to this, and other, local museum initiatives. I will, however, keep the situation under review.