To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding bodies have responsibility for allocating funds to groups and organisations dealing with ex-prisoner issues; how much each such body has allocated to ex-prisoner groups in the current year; and which ex-prisoner groups have benefited. [106240]
I am sorry for the delay in replying, the information requested required considerable cross-departmental co-ordination.The Northern Ireland Office does not allocate any funds directly to ex-prisoner groups. The Department does however provide core funding to two grant-aided non-statutory organisations, NIACRO and EXTERN, who provide accommodation services and links to employability. These services can be made available to ex-offenders in the community.Within the Northern Ireland Administration groups and organisations dealing with ex-prisoners may apply for funding from any programme or scheme for which they satisfy the eligibility criteria. In the year 2002–03, a total of —3,767,906 was allocated from a variety of sources. Details are given in the tables.
Funding to ex-prisoner groups | |
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Funding body | Total figure |
Community Relations Council | 510 |
Community Foundation (NI) | 2,092,256 |
Department for Employment and Learning | 564,842 |
Department of Education | 4,800 |
YESIP (YouthNet) | 15,661 |
Omagh Local Strategy Partnership | 34,000 |
Strabane Local Strategy Partnership | 63,750 |
Cooperation Ireland | 92,149 |
Area Development Management/Combat Poverty Agency | 755,541 |
BRO North Team | 88,240 |
BRO Inner West Team/Outer West Team (Joint Funded) | 56,157 |
align="center">Organisations receiving funding | ||
Coiste na N-Iarchimi | ||
Tar Isteach | ||
Lisburn Prisoners' Support Project | ||
Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO) | ||
Gae Lairn Ltd | ||
Tar Anall | ||
Arais Aris ar an Omaigh | ||
Cairde | ||
larchime Fear Manach | ||
La Nua | ||
Failte Chlain Eois | ||
Cumann na Meirleach | ||
Teach na Failte | ||
EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre) | ||
An Eochair Ex-Prisoner Support | ||
New Lodge Forum | ||
Tar Abhaile | ||
Cumann na Meirleach Ard Mhaca Theas | ||
EPIC Northwest | ||
Amach Agus Insteach | ||
Cairde Strabane Ex-Prisoners Group | ||
Upp Springfield Devel Trust | ||
Goitse | ||
Prisoners Enterprise Project | ||
Iarchimi Fhearmanach | ||
North Belfast Prisoners Aid | ||
Tra Chearr |