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Disbursement of moneys from the Dormant Accounts Fund Annual Report 2019 1 Table of Contents Disbursement of moneys from the Dormant Accounts Fund .............................................................. 3 Annual Report 2019........................................................................................................................... 3 1.

Background ............................................................................................................................ 3 2.
Statutory framework for Dormant Accounts Funding ............................................................. 3 3.

Annual Report 2019 ............................................................................................................... 4 4.

Measures which benefitted from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019.

................................. 5 5. Review of the administration of the Dormant Accounts Fund and decommittal of funding for certain measures.
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Case Studies ........................................................................................................................... 9 Case Study 1: Clare Sports Partnership - Derg Athletics Club Inclusive Athletics ......................... 9 Case Study 2: Laois Sports Partnership - SVT Activity & Wellness Hub - #BeActive Night River Dance ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Case Study 3: St. Gabriel’s Orthotic Services, Social Enterprise Development Fund .................. 10 Case Study 4: 121digital – ‘sharing digital skills in our communities’ ........................................ 11 Case Study 5: Foróige NFTE student writes a book with Grandfather ....................................... 13 7.
Further Information on DAF measures funded in 2019 ......................................................... 14 Department of Rural and Community Development ................................................................ 14 Department of Justice and Equality Measures and the Irish Prison Service ............................... 17 Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport .......................................................................... 19 Department of Education and Skills ......................................................................................... 22 Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection ........................................................ 23 Department of Health .............................................................................................................. 23 Department of Children and Youth Affairs ............................................................................... 28 Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government ........................................................ 30 Department of Defence ........................................................................................................... 30 Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment .......................................... 31 2 Disbursement of moneys from the Dormant Accounts Fund Annual Report 2019 1.
Background The Dormant Accounts Acts 2001-2012, together with the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003, provide a framework for the administration of unclaimed accounts in credit institutions (i.e.

banks, building societies and An Post) and unclaimed life assurance policies in insurance undertakings.
The main purpose of the legislation is to reunite account or policy holders with their funds in credit institutions or insurance undertakings and in this regard, these bodies are required to take steps to identify and contact the owners of dormant accounts and unclaimed life assurance policies.
However, in order to utilise the unused funds in dormant accounts and unclaimed policies the legislation also introduced a scheme for the disbursement of funds that are unlikely to be reclaimed from dormant accounts and unclaimed policies for the purposes of measures to assist: 1. the personal and social development of persons who are economically or socially disadvantaged; 2. the educational development of persons who are educationally disadvantaged; or, 3. persons with a disability.
The Dormant Accounts Acts set out a statutory framework governing how measures to assist the above groups should be formulated and implemented.

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Statutory framework for Dormant Accounts Funding Under Dormant Accounts legislation, Disbursement Schemes are drawn up at least every 3 years which outline the types of projects and programmes which should be funded by the Dormant Accounts Fund.
The overall objective of a Disbursement Scheme is to ensure that dormant accounts funds are spent in a manner that optimises their effectiveness and assists the personal, educational and social development of persons who are economically, educationally or socially disadvantaged or persons with a disability, as prescribed in the Dormant Accounts Acts.
The Dormant Accounts Acts also require that the Minister for Rural and Community Development produces an annual Dormant Accounts Action Plan, which contains details of the measures put forward by Government Departments to aid the aforementioned groups.

The measures put forward in Action Plans must be in accordance with the principles and objectives set out in the Disbursement Scheme.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development is then tasked with reporting (also on an annual basis) on the rollout by all Departments of the measures funded from the Dormant Accounts Fund during the preceding year.

The Minister may also set out other matters relating to the operation and administration of Dormant Accounts funding as part of the annual report.

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Annual Report 2019 The measures to assist those suffering economic, social or educational disadvantage and persons with a disability which were funded from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 were allocated specific blocks of funding in the annual Action Plans between 2016 and 2019, and were governed by the principles and objectives set out in the Disbursement Schemes of 2013-2016 and 2017-2019.
These documents can be viewed on the website of the Department of Rural and Community Development, https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-rural-and-community- development/?referrer=/drcd Section 4 of this Annual Report provides summary details of the measures implemented by Government Departments which benefitted from Dormant Accounts funding in 2019, as well as the amount of funding drawn down from the Fund which enabled them to take place.
Section 5 details a small number of measures for which approved Dormant Account Funding is being decommitted.

This is necessary for the proper administration of the fund, and ensures that money that is no longer required for a specific measures can be freed up for new measures.
Funding is decommitted for a range of reasons, mainly either (i) because the measure has been completed for less than the maximum approved amount; (ii) the measure has not progressed as planned or has been superseded by other measures or programmes; or, (iii) voted expenditure was not available to fund the measures subsequently to approval in an Action Plan.
Finally, Section 6 provides a small number of case studies for measures funded in 2019 and Section 7 some additional details on all funded measures and the amounts provided to each measure in 2019.

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Measures which benefitted from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019.

Total expenditure from Dormant Account Funds during 2019 amounted to over €37.4 million for 53 measures across 10 Government Departments.
Summary detail of this expenditure is set out in the table below, with more detail on each measure provided in Section 7 of this report.

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Government Department Measure Disbursed from DAF in 2019 Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Justice & Equality Justice & Equality Justice & Equality Justice & Equality Justice & Equality Justice & Equality 18 Justice & Equality Justice & Equality Transport, Tourism & Sport Education & Skills Education & Skills Education & Skills Employment Affairs & Protection Health Health Health Health Health Health Social 26 27 28 29 30 5 Seniors Alert Scheme Social Innovation Fund Ireland Social Enterprise Men's and Women’s Shed Library Supports Targeted Social Inclusion LGBTI+ Volunteer Centres AEC supporting employment Young Social Innovators Carbon Monoxide Alarms Targeted Social Inclusion Community Based Health and First Aid in Irish Prisons Traveller Mediation Service Anti-Human Trafficking Traveller Employment Initiatives Establishment of Roma projects COSC Domestic and Sexual Violence Diversion Garda Projects/Expansion of the Garda Youth Diversions Project service by Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service Social Enterprise Probation Service Sports Measures Integration of Newcomer Students The Entrepreneurship Time to Count Ability to Work Fund - Awareness Raising of Teaching Network Youth for Mobile Health Screening Unit Supports for People with Dementia Intercultural Health Project Refugees Roma Primary Healthcare Training Support the Healthy Ireland Fund Supports to Families of Transgender Persons for €1,569,462 €5,500,000 €2,155,262 €500,000 €650,000 €200,000 €699,893 €1,000,000 €300,000 €46,918 €50,908 €200,000 €226,320 €113,185 €233,226 €148,250 €170,916 €3,833,830 €147,648 €5,000,000 €150,000 €287,725 €25,000 €550,000 €330,481 €91,401 €250,000 €110,232 €250,000 €90,000
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Government Department Measure Disbursed from DAF in 2019 31 32 33 34 35 36 Health Health Health Health Health Health 37 Health 38 Health 39 Health 40 Health 41 Health 42 Health 43 Health 44 45 Children & Youth Affairs Children & Youth Affairs 46 Children & Youth Affairs 47 Children & Youth Affairs 48 Children & Youth Affairs 49 Children & Youth Affairs 50 Children & Youth Affairs Planning Housing, Government Defence & Local Communications, Climate Action & Environment Communications, Climate Action & Environment 51 52 53 54 Total 6 Disability initiatives Intellectual an e-learning for Physical activity Mental health Initiative for Travellers Dementia post diagnostic supports National Dementia Registry Dementia Resource Centre Dementia Training Programme National Memory Service Dementia Community Activation Coordinator Review of Young onset Dementia diagnostic project National Survey of Existing Transport Provision within Disability Services Development of module for New Directions for Health Promotion people with disabilities and their carers Grant Call programme for older people Pilot rollout of the carer's needs assessment tool In School Therapy Support Provision of Youth and Community Programmes and other initiatives (includes BBBS & Foroige) and Quality Initiative Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring Programme SIFI - Children/Youth Education & Mental Health Funds Peer support initiatives for children who were the subject of an inter country adoption Interventions people form organised crime in communities Transitioning homelessness to long term housing Upgrading Civil Defence vehicle fleet and other equipment Novice Angling Strategy and Roll-out to protect young influence of the Capacity Building Go Fishing - Novice Angling Initiative €296,001 €60,032 €428 €98,222 €198,331 €93,132 €30,000 €35,000 €80,000 €80,000 €75,000 €491,486 €40,000 €376,000 €1,006,724 €2,855,612 €808,790 €1,604,623 €237,581 €150,000 €3,000,000 €502,463 €70,000 €302,870 €37,372,952 Administration Costs The Dormant Accounts Acts also provide
 that the cost of engaging service providers to administer application and assessment processes may be met from the Dormant Accounts Fund, while normal administration costs incurred by relevant Departments will be met from existing budgets.
In 2019, Pobal (a not-for-profit company now under the aegis of the Department of Rural and Community Development) was responsible for the management and administration of a small number Dormant Accounts Fund measures under previous Action Plans, on behalf of three Government Departments (DRCD, DEASP and DJE).

Pobal’s role included the delivery of an application, appraisal and contracting service, beneficiary support events, contract and performance management and audit and verification services.
In 2019, an administration fee of €83,145 was paid to Pobal by the Department of Rural and Community Development on foot of the administrative work undertaken on its behalf and that and other Departments.

This fee is based on service agreements, or performance delivery agreements, which detail the measures to be delivered by Pobal within each Action Plan, the resources required for delivery, and the payments and payment schedule for same.
5. Review of the administration of the Dormant Accounts Fund and decommittal of funding for certain measures.

Following the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Accounts for the Public Service 2016 (Chapter 7 of which dealt with the operation of the Dormant Accounts Fund) a review of the administration of the Fund was initiated by the Department of Rural and Community Development in 2018.
This review was completed and published in July 2018, and set out 15 recommendations to be is available at implemented to improve the administration of the Fund.

This review https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-rural-and-community-development.

An interdepartmental Dormant Accounts Group was established in 2018 to support the implementation of the review and to ensure effective ongoing administration of the Fund.
This Group continues to meet regularly and supports the effective ongoing administration and use of the Fund.

As a result of progress made since the review, utilisation of the Fund increased further in 2019.

As detailed in this report, €37.4 million in Dormant Accounts Funding was utilised, up from €28 million in 2018, €15.8 million in 2017 and €12 million in 2016.
A key aspect of this Comptroller and Auditor General Report, and the subsequent review, was the need to ensure ongoing decommittal of funds for measures which no longer required that funding.

The decommittal of this funding allows it to be used for the approval of new measures in forthcoming Action Plans.
Funding is decommitted for a range of reasons, mainly either (i) because the measure has been completed for less than the maximum approved amount; (ii) the measure has not progressed as planned or has been superseded by other measures or programmes; or, (iii) voted expenditure was not available to fund the measures subsequent to approval in an Action Plan.

The following table provides details of funding for measures approved in previous Action Plans which is now being decommitted.
7 Lead Department Decommitted Funding Description Education & Skills €170,000 Irish Sign Language Action Plan(s) measure was originally included in 2018 Employment Affairs & Social Protection €92,799.56 Training and Support for Carers 2017 and 2018 Justice & Equality €500,000 Employability and Inclusion Programme for Migrant Women (Phase 2) 2018 Justice & Equality €1,852 Midlands Regional Youth Service (QQI) 2017 and 2018 Justice & Equality €14,982 OPMI - Employability and Inclusion Programme for Migrant Women 2018 Justice & Equality €559,531 Establishment of Mentoring Programme 2017 and 2018 €11,500 Provide additional services in the Limerick City and the Mid-west area to disadvantaged youths 2017 and 2018 €130,635 ICT & Older People €1,500,000 Health and Wellbeing in the Community €2,000,000 Facilitating access to services and amenities in rural Ireland €20,380 Go Fishing- Novice Angling Initiative €5,001,680 2018 2018 2017 2018 Justice & Equality Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Rural & Community Development Communications, Climate Action & Environment Total Decommitted Funding 8 Reason(s) funding is being decommitted The proposed measure did not proceed as planned due to volume of other work in the programme area.
Measure was delivered and objective achieved with this funding surplus to final requirement.

Programme ceased following delivery of phase 1 and therefore phase 2 funding was not required.

Measure was delivered and objective achieved with this funding surplus to final requirement.

Measure was delivered and objective achieved with this funding surplus to final requirement.

Measure was delivered and objective achieved with this funding surplus to final requirement.


Funds were not available within the Departments voted expenditure allocations.

Funds were not available within the Departments voted expenditure allocations and the objective was subsequently met through delivery of a CLÁR funding measure in 2019.
Measure was delivered and objective achieved with this funding surplus to final requirement.

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Case Studies Case Study 1: Clare Sports Partnership - Derg Athletics Club Inclusive Athletics Department: Transport, Tourism and Sport Measure: Community Sport and Physical Activity Hubs This aim of this programme was to allow children on the Autism spectrum and those with physical disabilities to enjoy athletic activities in the Killaloe area.
“The highlight of our Inclusive Athletics programme is seeing the natural integration of general athletics with our Inclusive Athletics programme, with children from both groups joining each session.

The improvement in fitness, agility, balance and coordination through games and fun is phenomenal.

The outdoor setting in the fully accessible Clarisford Park Sports Hub contributes to cognitive and social development”.
Deirdre Coleman - Chairperson and Coach, Derg AC The programme resulted in weekly athletics sessions based around the school term for children on the ASD spectrum and wheelchair users.

A total of 28 children took part in the programme and 4 x 6 week programmes were delivered.

“It has been uplifting to see wheelchair users and children with a disability participate and enjoy an inclusive sports programme at local level.
Integration within their local community through sport and seeing their improvement with their physical and social skills has been overwhelming and an inspiring experience as a coach”.

Nicola Welford - Inclusive Athletics Coach & Inclusion Officer, Derg AC “The programme has been brilliant for my 2 boys who are on the ASD spectrum.
They are really enjoying the programme and love the layout and routine of the sessions.” Alison Smith – Parent Case Study 2: Laois Sports Partnership - SVT Activity & Wellness Hub - #BeActive Night River Dance Department: Transport, Tourism and Sport Measure: Community Sport and Physical Activity Hubs The Stradbally, Vicarstown and Timahoe (SVT) Activity & Wellness Hub, which receives Dormant Account funding, hosted a River Dance to mark the 2019 European Week of Sport and #BeActive night.
The aim of this event was to put on a night of activities for families in the community and surrounding areas to participate in, encouraging everyone to get active and enjoy an evening of fun physical activities.

‘Very well organised event from start to finish.

Everything that was laid on was fantastic.

Well done’.

9 ‘We had such a great evening, from the dancing along the canal to the entertainment in the field.

Such a great show of events for everyone.

Thank you SVT’.
Thank you SVT’.

The event consisted of dancers from SVT and the surrounding areas, as well as local underage football teams in their kits, doing the river dance along the canal.

There was also fun activities such as arts and crafts, bouncing castles, tug of war, face painting and more, organised in the GAA pitch.

The evening was enjoyed by the young, old, active and non-active.

‘Loved the evening, loved the dancing on the canal and loved the festivities down in the pitch.
Watching all the footballers in their kit dancing and then playing their games was great.

They also had loads of fun on the bouncing castles and loved getting presented with their medals and goodie bag.

A really well organised event from start to finish’.
Case Study 3: St. Gabriel’s Orthotic Services, Social Enterprise Development Fund Department: Rural and Community Development Measure: Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) The Social Enterprise Development Fund is a €3.2m fund being delivered over the course of four years: 2018 – 2022.

The fund was created by Social Innovation Fund Ireland in partnership with Local Authorities Ireland.

It is funded by IPB Insurance and the Department of Rural and Community Development via the Dormant Account Funds.
To date, the Fund has supported 33 social enterprises who, in turn, have provided services to 35,000 people and created 164 jobs.

In 2019, a detailed investigation of the effectiveness of this fund was undertaken and, in particular, the Accelerator Programme.

An external consultant was contracted to conduct interviews with each of the 16 awardees from the fund.
The main findings from these interviews indicate: ● Almost half of the awardees felt that, in the long run, the Accelerator Programme supports will have a greater impact on their social enterprises than the cash grants.

● The Awardees felt that the focus on strategic planning as part of the Accelerator Programme improved their financial sustainability.

● By the end of the Accelerator Programme, the Awardees felt better able to clearly communicate the mission of their social enterprise.
● The Accelerator Programme improved awardees’ confidence in their ability to scale their social enterprises, with 14 awardees saying that the Accelerator Programme had a large or significant effect on their motivation to scale it.

Shining a Spotlight on St. Gabriel’s Orthotic Services St Gabriel’s Orthotics provides orthotics to children with disabilities where the child’s needs are the primary focus.
Their orthotic devices are an essential treatment that help children with disabilities walk, run and play.

For children with significant disabilities orthotics assist with posture, prevention of joint contractures and scoliosis.

10 Prior to 2008, a child with a physical disability living in Limerick, who required an orthotic device, could not readily access an appropriate service.
At St. Gabriel’s, a longstanding charity for children with physical disabilities in Limerick, they recognised that this was not in the child’s best interest, so they established St. Gabriel’s Orthotics.

As a social enterprise, St. Gabriel’s Orthotics is the only not-for-profit orthotics service operating in Ireland at present.

Both the funding and support received from Social Innovation Fund Ireland has been a game changer for the service.
They have provided 2,500 children and adults with orthotic devices in the two years since they have been working with Social Innovation Fund Ireland.

Furthermore, they now have a clear roadmap that will help develop the service through being able to measure their impact better, develop their infrastructure and invest in technology that improves their clinical care.
Future plans include developing the service as a Centre of Excellence for the provision of orthotic treatments for children and adults in Ireland.

Case Study 4: 121digital – ‘sharing digital skills in our communities’ Department: Rural and Community Development Measure: Social Enterprise 121digital is a community building initiative which engages students, in schools/IT colleges and universities, to volunteer their digital skills, on a ‘one-to-one’ basis, with a senior member of the local community.
Courses are free of charge for the Learners.

In excess of 5,000 seniors have benefitted from the digital skills of 5,000+ young adults due to the generosity, patience and community spirit of these young students.

The ‘one-to-one’ Tutor-to-Learner ratio is crucially important, allowing each Learner to progress at the top speed of their ability.

Learners are invited to choose the topic(s), allowing them to prioritise their needs.
This raises the attention level of the Learner and maximises the quality of learning.

In turn, this success delivers maximum satisfaction to the young Tutor.

11 121digital runs nationwide – currently in 14 counties … having been introduced to 76 post- primary schools, 7 IT colleges, 3 universities and 2 corporates.
121digital is targeted to the needs of beginners and improvers and builds their confidence and knowledge so that they can subsequently cope in a classroom environment (one teacher teaching a group of Learners) in IT courses of their choice.

Testimonials: Learners (Trainees):    “I am delighted that I went to 121digital lessons in my local school.
Next term I will bring my new tablet or smartphone to a 121digital course.” “After my 121digital course I am more skilled and I am continuing to improve through practice.

My thinking has changed from 'I can't' to 'I can' or at least to 'I think I can, so now, I will always try.” “Now my friends and relations tell me that it is easier to contact me.

I am safer.
I am safer.

I feel safer and they know I am safer.” Tutors (Trainers) - "It was fun", "It was enjoyable", "It was the most useful thing we did in transition year", "It was brilliant", "It made me proud of myself", "I learned a lot".

"I helped people", "It made me feel good", "I realised that I have valuable digital skills", "I enjoyed teaching", "I liked to hear the Learners' stories", "I saw what it’s like to teach (just one person at a time) - now, I understand my teachers better."
"I discovered how adults learn", "I learned about senior citizens", "I found out that older people are learned more about phones/laptops/tablets myself, by teaching".
interesting", "I really    12 Case Study 5: Foróige NFTE student writes a book with Grandfather Department: Education and Skills Measure: The Network for Teaching and Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Programme Foróige Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) student Amy McGonigle joined forces with her (almost) 90 year old Grandfather to write a book capturing Irish superstitions and traditions through the ages.
These wonderful stories have thrilled and delighted generations of the McGonigle family so Amy and her Grandfather Neilly McGonigle (Neilly Beag) decided to share them with everyone and the wrote and book together.

illustrated The book is titled '12 Months of Irish Traditions and Superstitions' came about from an idea Amy had as part of her enterprise module in Transition Year in Carndonagh Community College.
This module is part of Foróige's Network for Teaching Enterprise and is delivered through the school.

Amy said “The idea for the book is something we’d talked about for a while.

My grandad Neilly will turn 90 years old later this year and has a fabulous memory and great stories from his youth.

We’d often talked about how best to record these wonderful stories, we’ve recorded a few on camera, but we thought it would be great to share them with others.
We’ve had great feedback from people, some of whom have enjoyed a nostalgic trip down memory lane, others have enjoyed learning how life was for their ancestors.” Not only has the book brought a Granddaughter and Grandfather closer together by sharing memories but it is proving popular and sales are good!

So far Amy has raised over €500 so far for St.Columbcille Village/High Support Unit in Clonmany through her entrepreneurial spirit.

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Further Information on DAF measures funded in 2019 Department of Rural and Community Development 1.

Seniors Alert Scheme The objective of the Seniors Alert Scheme is to encourage community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind.
Over the past two years, there has been a large increase in demand for the Scheme, with in excess of 19,000 approved applications in 2019.

€1,569,462 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) was incorporated in July, 2013 to support the establishment and growth of social innovations with the potential for transformative impact on critical social issues facing Ireland, including unemployment and the environment.

In 2019 SIFI received €5.5m from the Dormant Accounts Fund through DRCD.
In addition SIFI also secured an additional €0.55m from DEASP and €1.6m from DCYA for 2019 following re- allocation of unspent DAF monies.

In total to end 2019, SIFI received €15.3m in Government match funds through the Dormant Accounts Funds.
These funds have supported 24 issue-specific programmes and provided growth capital and supports to 61 social innovations in Ireland which include supporting initiatives to build resilient communities, tackling issues such as youth mental health, technology for social good, social enterprise development, combatting educational disadvantage, elderly independent living and equality.

Please refer to Case Study 3, in Section 6 of this report for an example of the initiatives in 2019.

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Social Enterprise There were two schemes funded in 2019 under the Social Enterprise measure of the Dormant Accounts Fund, the Training and Mentoring Scheme for Social Enterprise, and the Small Capital Grants Scheme.
Under the Training and Mentoring scheme in 2019, 13 social enterprise projects located were allocated funding which included, The ‘RevitaLESE’ programme, which provides a reboot for long established social enterprises, Southside Partnership, providing training and one-to-one mentoring, peer learning and networking opportunities and Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups, which provided a training mentoring and coaching programme.
The second scheme, the Small Capital Grants Scheme was to increase the impact of social enterprises by enhancing their capacity to deliver services and generate traded income through the provision of small capital grants of between €2,000 and €15,000.

The funding went towards various projects in 2019, examples include, providing computer equipment, musical instruments and expanding parking facilities for various community settings.
Please refer to Case Study 4, in Section 6 of this report for an example of the initiatives in 2019.

14 Funding of €2,155,262 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for these schemes.

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Men’s and Women’s Shed In 2019, funding was made available to support the work of 372 Men’s & Women’s Shed groups in communities across Ireland.

Under this initiative, capital grants were made available through a ring-fenced fund under the Community Enhancement Programme.
This capital funding has enabled individual Men’s & Women’s Sheds to purchase equipment or to carry out minor works to improve their premises.

Men’s Sheds have become central to communities throughout Ireland.

They provide an invaluable service by helping to tackling social isolation which in turn strengthens local communities.

With the emergence of a number of Women’s Shed groups in communities in recent times this funding was also available to these Women’s Shed groups in 2019.
€500,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Library Supports ‘Our Public Libraries 2022’ is an ambitious strategy which commits to removing barriers to access and improving accessibility, with a specific focus on communities and individuals at risk of being socially excluded, marginalised or disadvantaged.

The Dormant Accounts Fund provided funding for library supports to communities and individuals at risk of being socially excluded, marginalised or disadvantaged.
The funding was provided to: 1. provide access to educational, lifelong learning, social inclusion, and community participation supports available through the public library service, 2. support digital literacy, digital access and digital capacity for disadvantaged and marginalised communities, and 3. provide literacy supports in tandem with the national Right-to-Read Programme.
The funding supported the public libraries ability to play a central role in the delivery of much- needed services to the socially excluded, marginalised and disadvantaged communities.

Over 80 projects were funded, benefitting many individuals and communities including those with physical and visual impairments, refugees, the Traveller community, and people on the autism spectrum.

€650,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Targeted Social Inclusion LGBTI+ During 2019 funding was disbursed to LGBTI Community Organisations in 10 locations nationwide targeting marginalised people experiencing exclusion because of their LGBTI identities.

The funding, issued from DRCD and was administered by the LCDC in the relevant local authority area.
Some services provided include: - 1. extending drop-in hours, developing information and guidance tools, holding additional community events; 2. delivering LGBTI awareness/sensitivity training in healthcare settings, businesses, schools; 3. providing outreach support; 15 4. providing sporting/physical activity programmes to promote inclusion, community participation and health and wellbeing; and 5. developing frameworks and tool-kits to assist local employers in improving workplace inclusion.
€200,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Volunteer Centres Volunteer Centres provide a placement service between individuals and groups who want to undertake voluntary activity and organisations that are seeking to involve volunteers.

There are currently 22 Volunteer Centres nationwide.

In 7 counties there are currently Volunteer Information Services provided, rather than actual centres.
These have no walk in location or full time staff to support matching of volunteers and organisations.

The measure focuses on upgrading the remaining 7 Volunteer Information Services to full Volunteer Centres and provide the same service provision across the 29 locations.

The 7 locations are Kilkenny, Leitrim, Laois, Offaly, Roscommon, Waterford and Wexford.

The Cavan Volunteer Information Services was upgraded to a full Volunteer Centre in November 2019.
Funding was also provided to increase the funding to those existing Volunteer Centres receiving less than the minimum amount recommended in the 2017 McLaughlin report.

Funding of €699,893 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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AEC supporting employment The Western Development Commission is using 2019 funding to engage and organise the numerous working hubs and enterprise spaces in the AEC region into a cohesive Hub Network.
It is envisaged that this network, supported by a coherent enterprise development strategy, will serve as an important asset in the wider economic development of the region.

A survey of hubs has been completed and a profile of the hub network is being developed.

An overarching strategy for the development of this hub network as a coherent regional economic asset is also being produced.

The WDC has appointed an Enterprise Hubs Programme Manager.
€1,000,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Young Social Innovators The strategic aim of the Young Social Innovators Programme is that by 2020 at least half of teenagers in Ireland will be empowered to engage in social innovation in their local areas; helping Ireland to be a world leader in social innovation and shaping a fairer and more equal society.

To achieve this YSI engage with secondary schools across Ireland.
Funding for this measure was to provide the YSI programme with the capacity to secure private sector co- funding into the future so that they can deliver on their strategy.

€300,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Carbon Monoxide Alarms In May of 2019 Minister Michael Ring announced an initiative to support the installation of carbon monoxide alarms, using voluntary labour, in the homes of elderly, isolated and vulnerable people throughout rural Ireland.
Deaths from fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) remain a significant, but largely avoidable cause of death in Ireland.

An average of 41 people a year die from fire, and 6 from CO poisoning, with many additional injuries.

Muintir na Tire was tasked with operating the pilot programme in partnership with other key parties, using the existing Community Alert and Community Council structures to roll out the installations and create awareness.
The Community Alert structure includes over 1,400 community groups throughout the country, with a focus on Community Safety.

The funding complements the already established Community Smoke Alarm Scheme, so a suite of safety measures is available to those who otherwise might not be able to afford them.

To the end of 2019, 2,485 alarms were installed in homes across Ireland.

€46,918 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Targeted Social Inclusion Funding was provided to three Resource Centres in the greater Tallaght area namely the Glenshane Resource Centre, The Flexible Training Unit and the Mountain Park Centre for Creative Learning.

All three are vital community hubs which provide essential administrative, developmental supports, training and educational activities for individuals and local community groups.

€50,908 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.
Department of Justice and Equality Measures and the Irish Prison Service 1.

Community Based Health and First Aid in Prisons – Irish Red Cross Project with the Irish Prison Service Community based health and well-being projects, including violence reduction, overdose prevention and mental well-being have been developed and implemented by inmate special status Irish Red Cross volunteers.
The volunteers, with the support of staff, work on a peer to peer basis raising awareness and implementing projects aimed at improving the overall health and wellbeing of prisoners in their community.

Significant work has been undertaken on overdose prevention and violence prevention.

A new initiative in 2019 was the setting up of the Community Health Action Committee (CHAC) Coordinator, which acts as a troubleshooting opportunity to ensure projects move forward and are monitored.
The ‘prison to community’ phase of CBHFA provided the Irish Red Cross inmate volunteers to have a Red Cross function post prison that takes peer to peer education into at risk communities in wider society to contribute to recidivism and prison prevention.

The Culture of Non-Violence workshops have been established and have taken place in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

17 Funding of €200,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support this measure.

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Midlands Traveller Conflict Mediation Initiative The mediation service seeks to reduce feuding within the Traveller community and to provide conflict resolution support.

It is proving effective in its activities as it involves multiple stakeholders, such as Traveller mediators and agencies to establish a peace-building infrastructure, develop and consolidate respectful and peaceful engagements and to prevent and transform destructive conflicts with and between Travellers.
€226,320 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support this measure in 2019.

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Anti-Human Trafficking This initiative received funding to support a number of awareness raising/research projects in relation to the criminalisation of the purchase of sex.

The focus was on public awareness and prevention for those who may be considering purchasing sex.

Awareness raising measures promoted the message that the purchase of sex is now a criminal offence.
Also supported was information on the systems and provisions in place to exit prostitution.

€113,185 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Traveller Employment Initiatives Funding was used to continue Special Initiatives for Travellers programme working to decrease the unemployment rate for Travellers.

€233,226 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to projects for this measure.

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Establishment of Roma projects Funding was granted to establish 4 Roma community development projects which respond to the specific needs of the Roma located in large population groupings and also for provision satellite services to smaller pockets in the surrounding communities.

€148,250 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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COSC - Awareness Raising of Domestic and Sexual Violence Funding was granted to further support and maintain the localisation strand of the Government’s high profile, national awareness campaign on domestic and sexual violence.

In 2019, it supported the “No Excuses” advertising campaign which aims to reduce the suffering of those affected by sexual harassment and sexual violence.

€170,916 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Garda Youth Diversion Projects Funding was used for the establishment of projects aimed at engaging people at risk of or involved in criminal and/or anti-social behaviour.

Young people are supported through a number of interventions and programmes which promote opportunities for employment or further education.

Such interventions are designed to help them to stop offending and become positive contributors to society.
€3,833,830 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support this measure in 2019 8.

Social Enterprise Probation Service The aim of this measure was to put in place a new and innovative way of tackling re-offending rates, by providing employment opportunities for people with a criminal past.

This measure seeks to support the development of social enterprises operating within the criminal justice sector.
In 2019 grants were made available to enable organisations to conduct a feasibility study, or market research, or for start-up and development costs.

The funding has enabled 5 organisations to conduct feasibility studies and make a decision in relation to the practicality of progressing to the next stage of their business.

The funding has assisted six organisations with start-up and development costs, and to progress their social enterprise to the next level.
This includes PACE who have opened the Mugshot Café in the Four Courts, and the TREO Renew Social Enterprise in Waterford.

Funding of €147,648 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support this measure.

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport In 2019, Dormant Accounts funding totalling €5,000,000 was disbursed to support the various sports measures detailed below: 1.
Community Sport and Physical Activity Hubs The objective of the Community Sport and Physical Activity Hubs is to bring local people together and provide a home for local clubs and sports organisations.

The Community Sport and Physical Activity Hubs focus on three themes:  Community Sports Hub  School Community Sports Hub  Outdoor Community Sports Hub The hubs operate within the existing structures of the Local Sports Partnerships which operate under the remit of Sport Ireland.
The hubs provide information, support and advice on a wide range of sports and physical activities to make it easier for people in disadvantaged areas to get involved and engage in a more active and healthier lifestyle.
Funding in 2019 from Dormant Accounts enabled continued support to Community Sports and Physical Activity Hubs across Ireland including 8 Local Sports Partnerships hubs, established in 2015, 5 Local Sport Partnerships hubs, established in 2016, 12 Local Sports Partnerships hubs, 19 established in 2017 and 5 Local Sports Partnerships hubs, established in 2018.

Six new Community Sports and Physical Activity Hubs are being established through 2019 Dormant Accounts funding.
Case Studies on this measure can be found in Section 6 of this report.

Funding of €1,473,333 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support this measure.

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National Sport Education and Training Hub Three main initiatives were funded under this measure, volunteer supports, youth leadership supports and an employment support programme.
The volunteer supports initiative aims to successfully identify and assist targeted individuals who are volunteering in disadvantaged communities or with people with disabilities to gain community sport and physical activity leadership skills e.g.

as coaches, leaders, referees, committee members etc.

In 2019, 20 Local Sports Partnerships received Volunteer Supports funding for their counties.
The youth leadership initiative focuses on fundamental leadership qualities and includes, amongst other things, inclusive sport adaptations and culminates in a module on pathways in sport and recreation.

This programme will continue to develop generic leadership skills as well as contributing to the personal development of the learner.

It will also continue to develop trained volunteers who can assist with the delivery of sport and recreation initiatives within their community.
In 2019, 20 Local Sports Partnerships received Youth Leadership funding to deliver courses in their counties.

The ASPIRE’ employment support programme funds a number of National Governing Bodies (NGBs) & Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) to directly employ, for a fixed term basis (11 months), a recent sports & physical activity graduate who are jobseekers.
In addition, Sport Ireland support the graduate scheme employees with mentoring, executive coaching and skills development training for the duration of the scheme, ensuring appropriate standards and quality of experience is provided for each employee and host NGB / LSP.

Funding of €963,333 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support the overall measure.

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Sports measures for Disadvantaged Communities to Support the NSP & NPAP Below are various projects funded under this measure in 2019: Sports Inclusion Disability Projects Capital Support (SIDP); an initiative which aims to reduce barriers to sports participation for people with a disability through minor infrastructure development and the provision of equipment.

In 2019, 21 Local Sports Partnerships received funding for projects in their counties.
Urban Outdoor Adventure initiatives, which aim to create new opportunities for people living in disadvantaged communities to participate in outdoor adventure sports in urban settings.

The programme also seeks to create new opportunities for at risk youth in disadvantaged communities and people with a disability.

In 2019, 11 Local Sports Partnerships received funding for projects in their counties.
Promoting Sporting Integrity Through Education In Sport: This project aims, through the development of educational resources, to highlight the importance of ethics, values, 20 principles, purpose and morals in the sporting context.

The project enhances participants’ ethical decision making and problem solving skills through using a guiding framework.
Behavioural Science Research: This project aims to use the findings from behavioural science research to develop initiatives to increase participation in sport and physical activity among individuals from disadvantaged communities in line with the overall objectives of the National Sports Policy and National Physical Activity Plan.
Value of Sport Promotion Campaign: A campaign that demonstrates the positive effect that sport has on society and specifically to people with disabilities and living in disadvantaged areas.

Community Sports Hubs Awareness Campaign: The campaign supports the objective of the Community Sport and Physical Activity Hubs.
It champions the Hubs, and sees the development of a range of digital assets, which tell the story of Community Sports and Physical Activity Hubs through both the people delivering and those availing of the services provided by the respective Local Sports Partnerships.
Consulting With Young People - Young Voices in Sport Toolkit: The aim of the Consulting with Young People Project is to give volunteers and members of staff in sporting organisations a clear understanding of what they need to do to involve their young members in decision making at every level from local sports clubs to national governing bodies.
Sports Disability Training Framework: The aim of this initiate is to support the further development and delivery of specialised disability training courses through Cara.

The focus has been to make an impact across the areas of development to enhance active and healthy lifestyles for people with disabilities by working with National Governing Bodies, Local Sports Partnerships and a number of other bodies.
Project FLAME is one of the first programmes in Ireland to explore multiple components of movement competence with 12-16 year olds.

Provisional results from the 2018 Project FLAME study involving over 300 Irish adolescents, aged 12 to 16 years old, observed that those participants in receipt of the movement-orientated intervention improved their physical literacy levels, in comparison to their control counterparts (those not in receipt of the Project FLAME intervention).
This 2019/2020 strand of Project FLAME study seeks to assess the effectiveness of the existing Project FLAME resources in a community setting, within coach education programmes and for grassroots & youth sport.

Get Ireland Running, Get Ireland Cycling & Get Ireland Swimming: In 2019, under National Physical Activity Plan action 45, supported were a number programmes targeting areas of disadvantage while also piloting some new initiatives around inclusion.
The National Governing Bodies involved work in collaboration with their clubs, partners and communities to co-ordinate and deliver opportunities, across a suite of programme offerings, to people in socially, economically and educationally disadvantaged areas Get Ireland Walking: In 2019, Get Ireland Walking (GIW) received funding for their Schools Walking Project, a Woodlands for Health Walking Programme and a walking programme for older Men within the Men’s Shed’s initiative.
NGB Community & Disability Sports Projects: The aim of this initiative is to support National Governing Bodies of sport in implementing programmes to promote physical activity, develop programmes to address transitions and drop out from physical activity and sport, and to extend existing and developing programmes for physical activity for people with disabilities 21 and their families.

23 National Governing Bodies were supported through this initiative in 2019.
Funding of €2,563,333 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support all projects and the overall measure.

Department of Education and Skills 1.

Integration of newcomer students through integration of services The Integration of Migrant Students Project, managed by YES (Youth and Education Service) for Refugees and Migrants, is a City of Dublin ETB project working with unaccompanied minors and other young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds since 2001.
The Service was granted Dormant Accounts Funding with a view to providing additional education supports to a new cohort of young migrants, as well as providing additional education supports to the existing student cohort, namely unaccompanied minors.

The programme predominately operates in the Dublin area and has two main strands: the Migrant Access Programme and the School Support Programme.
The Migrant Access Programme is a transition programme to prepare newly arrived Beginner English students for school and education in Ireland In 2019 a total of 119 students from 26 different accessed the programme.
The School Support Programme provides additional support and interventions for EAL learners who are in school or other education provision as well as support, information and professional development workshops for teachers in post- primary schools in relation to supporting EAL learners in mainstream classes.

In 2019, €150, 000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support this measure.

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The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Programme The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) programme aims to engage young people (15-18 year olds) who are experiencing adversity and disadvantage to develop core skills in business and enterprise by providing them with opportunities to develop and apply entrepreneurial skills in business planning, marketing and finance, in both school and non- school environments.
NFTE is managed and provided by Foróige in Ireland and is affiliated to NFTE International.

The programme primarily targets 15 to 18 year olds but is also be available to schools that wish to engage young people from 10 upwards, and young people attending further education and training.

It also provide opportunities for people looking to continue their business through an Alumni Programme.
In the 2019/20 academic year, 4,000 young people participated in the NFTE across a range of settings, including schools, youthreach and youth centres.

Please refer to Case Study 5, in Section 6 of this report for an example of the initiatives in 2019.

€287,725 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support this measure in 2019.

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Time to Count This project, managed by Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI), aims to provide a numeracy enhancement programme for primary school children in DEIS or School Completion Programme schools through the use of numeracy games and materials.

The programme is delivered in conjunction with business volunteers, who work with groups of young children.
The project aims to:  To build children's confidence around numbers;  To foster children's enjoyment of numbers;  To reinforce children's conceptual understanding of numbers;  To support the development of children's flexibility and perseverance in mathematical problem solving; and  Provide numeracy sessions.

In 2019, 10 companies, 10 schools, 10 class teachers, 105 volunteers and 208 3rd class children participated in the Time to Count Programme.
This represents a doubling of the activities and reach of the programme over the previous year.

In 2019, funding of €25,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support this measure.

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection 1.

Ability to Work Fund The Ability to Work Fund is an initiative by the Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI), in partnership with State Street and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
The Fund is a €1.5m million initiative which will be delivered over the course of three years and seeks to make widespread impact across the disability sector in Ireland.

Over the course of three years, the aim of the fund is to reach 500 people with disabilities across the country and empower 250 people to progress along pathways to employment.
The Fund was open to application from organisations that support and empower people with disabilities to progress into employment from 11th November 2019 (until February 2020).

It is expected that the measure in respect of people with disabilities will commence in Q2 2020.

A total of €550,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support these measures in 2019.

Department of Health 1.


Mobile Health Screening Unit The objective of this measure was to provide an accessible targeted screening and primary care service to a wide range of marginalised service users in settings such as hostels, prisons, 23 Direct Provision Centres and Refugees and Orientation Centres.

This benefitted a diverse range of marginalised groups, such as those affected by homelessness, migrants, asylum seekers, Roma, Travellers and those who suffer from addiction.
These groups are at higher risk than the general population of serious medical conditions.

An evaluation of this project was carried out in 2019 and the funding allocation for this project is now fully expended.

Dormant Accounts funding of €330,481 was disbursed to support this measure in 2019.

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Supports for People with Dementia This project allows for the creation of a Dementia Care Co-ordinator role in Kinsale PCT, to embed a personalised approach to service delivery, to people with dementia and to provide a specialised knowledge base and support across primary care teams.

This funding covers wages and information, which is also being shared with PCTs across Co. Cork.

In 2019, funding of €91,401 was used to support these measures.

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Intercultural Health Project for Refugees The Intercultural Health Project for Refugees supports the delivery of a range of health services to meet the emerging needs of the new residents of the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres.

The funding was used to appoint senior psychologists for women’s health and health support workers and for the development of mental health programmes.

In addition, staff training and interpreting and translating supports were provided.
In 2019, funding of €250,000 was used to support this measure.

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Roma Primary Healthcare Training Programme The aim of the project is to empower Roma leaders to work to improve Roma health outcomes in their communities in response to issues of poor health, lack of trust and lack of access to health services in the Roma community in Ireland.

Over a two year period 20 Roma leaders are being trained as community health workers in the Dublin/Kildare area.
In 2019, training modules have been developed, the recruitment of participants is complete and the training programme has commenced.

Dormant Accounts funding of €110,232 was disbursed to support this measure in 2019.

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Support the Healthy Ireland Fund The Dormant Accounts Funding is being used to support local level actions that will improve the overall health and wellbeing of economically and socially disadvantaged communities in line with the National Physical Activity Plan, The Obesity Policy and Action Plan, Tobacco Free Ireland and the National Sexual Health Strategy.

Dormant Accounts funding of €250,000 was disbursed to support this measure.

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Provision of Supports to Families of Transgender Persons The main aim of this programme is to provide family support measures to transgender people and their families.

Individuals and families of transgender persons suffer social isolation and 24 mental health issues.

The role of family support has an extremely beneficial impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young transgender people and offers a proven protective factor to negative mental health outcomes, suicidality and self-harm.
To date training for the Helpline has been developed and was provided to volunteers, workshops and seminars were held and new training modules have been developed.

Dormant Accounts funding of €90,000 was disbursed to support this measure in 2019.

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Mental Health Initiative for Travellers The aim of this programme is to develop Traveller mental health initiatives to reduce suicide and improve mental health outcomes for travellers.
The initiatives include maintaining and promoting positive mental health and wellbeing and improving Traveller access to mainstream mental health services through the development of culturally appropriate services.

The proposal was in line with the actions proposed in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy and related policies such as ‘Connecting for Life’.

Seven proposals were approved and these initiatives are now in progress.

An evaluation of these initiatives is underway.


Dormant Accounts funding of €296,001 was disbursed to support this measure in 2019.

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Dementia post diagnostic supports This innovative measure will provide post-diagnostic supports in 19 sites across Ireland reaching approximately 20% of the 4,000 people diagnosed with dementia each year.
Evidence shows that people newly-diagnosed with dementia commonly withdraw from social situations, experience feelings of depression, loneliness and reduced confidence, and become increasingly isolated.

Post-diagnostic supports may include cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive stimulation therapy, psychological and emotional supports, as well as information provision, which can help people to maximise their potential and live as independently as possible.
The funding will be used by the National Dementia Office in the HSE to develop support programmes and to recruit and train specialists to deliver these programmes across 2017 and 2018, reaching approximately 800 people in a year.

Dormant Accounts funding of €60,032 was disbursed in 2019 to support this measure.

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National Dementia Registry A priority in the National Dementia Strategy is to improve the recording of dementia in all care settings in order to inform health and social care responses to the needs of people with dementia and their carers.

Dementia specific data is needed to ensure that resources are targeted effectively.
This measure will enable the National Dementia Office in the HSE to develop a business plan for a fully functional national dementia registry by providing funding for a project manager, research assistant and specialist expertise as required.

Dormant Accounts funding of €428 was disbursed in 2019 to support this measure.

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Dementia Resource Centre A 2017 mapping exercise carried out by the NDO and Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland showed significant underdevelopment of dementia-specific services nationally, resulting in isolation and exclusion.

To address this, the Dementia Resource Centre and Outreach Project will test 25 the concept of community-based dementia hubs in three locations across the country over two years.

These will be developed in identified black-spots.


€98,222 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Dementia Training Programme People with dementia are one of the most marginalised and socially excluded groups in society.

Training and Education is a priority action area in the National Dementia Strategy.
Though 45% of publicly funded home care is utilised by people with dementia/ cognitive impairment, many homecare workers have limited opportunity for dementia related education and training.

The National Dementia Office intends to provide training to a total of 3,900 HSE home care staff over 3 years.

€198,331 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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National Intellectual Disability Memory Service The risk of developing dementia is much higher among those with an intellectual disability and among those with Down syndrome in particular.

This measure will facilitate the establishment of a National Intellectual Disability Memory Service that will be a centre of excellence in proactive dementia assessment and diagnosis.

Dormant Accounts funding of €93,132 was disbursed to support this measure.

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13.

Dementia Community Activation Coordinator Dormant Accounts funding will be used to fund a post of Dementia Community Activation Coordinator for a further year.

The Dementia Community Activation Coordinator is working with national organisations and key community stakeholders to support community dementia champions across Ireland.

The Coordinator will seek to grow the number of champions and people within communities to take action to create sustainable dementia inclusive communities.
The funding will cover the Coordinator's salary and programme costs such as organising events.

€30,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

14. Review of Young onset Dementia diagnostic project Younger people with dementia usually experience greater difficulty accessing a dementia diagnosis and fitting into existing dementia service provision, which is generally tailored to the needs of older people.
This measure will fund a review of young-onset dementia diagnostic processes and practices to inform future service development needs.

€35,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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National Survey of Existing Transport Provision within Disability Services Carry out a National survey of existing transport provision within disability services to establish the extent of the provision, the cost of the provision, identify the gaps in provision and make recommendations for better use of existing resource.

26 €80,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Development of an e-learning module for New Directions Develop an eLearning module for New Directions.

New Directions is the policy for the provision of day services and supports for people with disabilities.

It is grounded in 12 supports to assist people with disabilities to achieve active citizenship and community participation.

€80,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.
This development involves 3 separate pieces of work 1. e-learning module for front line staff and management in disability day services.

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Leadership module for Boards of Management, Chief Executive Officers and Information for families and service users on HSE website.

Senior Management of service provider organisations.

In 2019 the main e Learning module for front line staff and management was developed and launched in September.
The second piece of work commenced in 2019 and a video has now been uploaded to the HSE website - www.hse.ie/newdirections.

This provides details for families and service users on New Directions.

The majority of work on the Leadership module has been completed but an outstanding piece of filming will be unable to be completed until lifted.

restrictions Covid are 19 All three pieces of work will be delivered within the overall dormant accounts funding allocation.

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Health Promotion initiatives for people with disabilities and their carers Under the Dormant Accounts Fund Initiative, funding was approved for health promotion initiatives specifically targeting people with disabilities and their families/carers.

The aim is to afford people with disabilities, and their families, appropriate support to promote and manage their health and wellbeing in line with Healthy Ireland Framework.
Objectives agreed were to raise awareness of the needs of people with disabilities and pilot different approaches to delivering health promotion initiatives.

A total of seven individual projects are being supported, two of which have been completed, four of which have commenced and one yet to commence at the end of 2019.
Completed projects in 2019 included:  Grow your Own initiative (CHO 8 St John of God Service, Drumcar) Eight people who have moved from congregated settings will be supported to grow their own fruit and vegetables as well as keeping and caring for laying hens  Sailability Kinsale (part of the Feeling Better Together Consortium proposal in CHO 4 Cork Kerry Area) Sailability Kinsale is a water-based programme that provides recreational social and educational opportunities for people with disabilities and is open to all, regardless of age or ability.
It provides members with specially adapted boats and equipment enabling sailors to get out on the water.
Other Projects to be completed: 27  My Health & My Community initiative (CHO 1- Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan) Independent Living Skills Project (CHO 2: Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)   Sundays Well Mixed Ability Rugby model (part of the Feeling Better Together Consortium proposal in CHO 4 Cork Kerry Area)  Easy Read Material for Breastcheck (part of the Feeling Better Together Consortium proposal in CHO 4 Cork Kerry Area)  Way2B Initiative (CHO 7 & Stewarts Care) In 2019 four out of seven projects for this measure received Dormant Account funding.
A total of €75,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund.

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Grant Call or Physical activity programme for older people Physical activity is an effective and accessible method in which older people can help maintain their health & well-being as they age.

Physical activity is critically important in the prevention of disease and is a key element, an enabler of positive ageing and can lengthen lifespans.
This measure would address targets in a number of national strategies relating to older people, including the National Positive Aging Strategy, the National Physical Activity Plan, and the Strategy to Prevent Falls and Fractures in Ireland’s Aging Population.

€491,486 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Pilot rollout of the carer's needs assessment tool Carers often experience social exclusion and isolation arising from the burden of caring.
Funding was sought to pilot the recently developed Carers Needs Assessment tool in one HSE area over two years.

This will assist in identifying and meeting the needs of carers across all care groups and will track health and wellbeing outcomes for carers over time.

€40,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

Department of Children and Youth Affairs 1.


Demonstration Model of In-School and Pre-School Therapy Support Speech Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists are working with pre-school practitioners and parents to support children to reach their optimal development using a 3- tier model based on international research, including universal, targeted and intensive supports.

The range of services involved reflects the breadth of early learning and care services across the country.
In 2019 the Therapy Demonstration Project continued into a second year working with 75 schools and 75 pre-schools delivering Speech Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy supports to staff and children.

The project continues into the 2020 school year.

Funding amounting to €376,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Provision of Youth and Community Programmes and other initiatives The aim of this project is to provide marginalised young people in the 15 to 24 age group with soft skills to improve their employability.

This initiative focuses on youth work, work experience and other initiatives which promote employment and employability and was opened for applications in late 2018.

There were 21 successful applications from community, voluntary and not for profit services and organisations in 2019.
€1,006,724 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

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Quality and Capacity Building Initiative What Works initiative (previously known as the Quality and Capacity Building Initiative) aims to maximise the impact of prevention and early intervention to improve the lives of children and young people.
What Works initiative ensures that key groups working with children, young people and their families know what works, how it works, and it will provide an evidence supported approach to apply to this work.

What Works was launched in June 2019 and supports a range of measures.

This launch event coincided with the launch of the Outcomes for Children Data and Information Hub which is part of the initiative.
The What Works website was launched and is updated as a single source and resource for practitioners, providers and policymakers using evidence-informed prevention and early intervention approaches.

€2,855,612 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support this measure.

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Foróige- Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring Programme Big Brother Big Sister (BBBS) is an internationally recognised youth mentoring programme that forms supportive friendships for young people inspiring them to brighter futures.

The programme is operated by Foroige and targets disadvantaged young people in need of one- to-one supports i.e.

those experiencing economic difficulty, poor social skills, under achievement at school etc.

In 2019, funding of €808,790 was used to support this measure.

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SIFI - Children/Youth Education & Mental Health Funds Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) were set up by Government for the purpose of selecting and supporting projects using Dormant Accounts funding (matched by corporate donations).

Further information is found under Measure 2.

In 2019, funding of €1,604,623 was used to support this measure.

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Peer support initiatives for children who were the subject of an inter country adoption The Peer Support program provides for a therapeutic post adoption service to children and teenagers adopted both from abroad and domestically.

The service is provided through a service level agreement with Barnardos and staffed by a specialised, mixed discipline and trauma informed team.
The programme provides a secure and confidential setting for these children and help them to build positive self-esteem around cultural and ethnic identity.

In 2019, Barnardos opened new post adoption centres in Cork and Galway, and expanded the 29 existing Dublin centre.

This means that there is now national coverage for post adoption support for the first time.

€237,581 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support this measure.

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Interventions to protect young people from the influence of organized crime in communities affected by criminal networks The Crime Intervention initiative focuses on the development of interventions to protect young people from the influence of organized crime in communities affected by criminal networks.

Dormant Account Funding supports the commissioning of a programme to operate in an identified locality to improve outcomes for children and families targeted by crime networks.
Development continued on a comprehensive model for practical, multi-vector action in targeted areas of the country during 2019.

An information and consultation session was held with key organisations which allowed their practical expertise to further enhance programme development.

€150,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 to support this measure.

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government 1.
Transitioning homelessness to long term housing Housing First enables people who may have been homeless and who have high levels of complex needs to obtain permanent secure accommodation with the provision of intensive supports to help them maintain their tenancies.
The National Implementation Plan for Housing First, published in September 2018, was designed to provide this response, by delivering permanent housing solutions and associated supports for rough sleepers and long-term users of emergency accommodation.

The plan contains targets for each local authority, with an overall national target of 663 tenancies to be delivered by 2021.
The implementation of the Plan is a joint initiative of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Department of Health, the HSE and the local authorities.

172 individuals were housed under Housing First over the course of 2019.

€3,000,000 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.

Department of Defence 1.


Upgrading Civil Defence vehicle fleet and other equipment In 2019 the Department of Defence was allocated over €500,000 from the Dormant Accounts fund to go towards the upgrading of the Civil Defence fleet of four-wheel drive vehicles.

The requirement for these vehicles stemmed from the many activities carried out by Civil Defence to assist vulnerable people during severe weather events in the past few years.
The funding 30 covered the cost of procuring 16 Ford Ranger crew-cab pickup vehicles.

The 16 Civil Defence Units that were allocated new vehicles under this scheme were: Cavan, Clare, Cork West, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Sligo and Wexford.

€502,463 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for this measure.
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) received funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund for the following two measures in 2019: 1.

Novice Angling Strategy and Roll-out 2.

Go Fishing – Novice Angling Initiative Funding was granted to develop a novice angling strategy and to encourage more participation in angling amongst disadvantaged groups.

The chief aim of these two measures is to make angling accessible to all.
In 2019, IFI ran 58 pilot programmes countrywide to increase the number of people fishing.

After each programme feedback was obtained from the participants and evaluations were carried out to see what was successful and could any changes be made to improve future programmes.

A total of 865 people took part from a variety of groups including: Foroige, Youthreach, School completion programmes, Rehab care and Acquired Brain Injury Ireland.
These pilot programmes have shown that “Try Fishing” events are the most suitable for people who have never fished before.

While those who already have some fishing experience and would like to expand their knowledge the “Go Fishing” programme is more suitable.
The principal task for IFI has been to develop correct governance around the implementation of these events and to ensure IFI’s objective of providing a “safe” place to fish extends past the provision and identification of suitable venues where novices can get hooked!

During 2019 IFI received assistance and invaluable expertise from individuals, angling clubs and angling federations in delivering these events.
However, there currently is no suitable accredited programme for delivering courses to novice anglers in Ireland and in late 2019 IFI began work to address this.

In 2019 IFI also began working with external consultants to develop a comprehensive and concise Novice Angler Strategy for 2020-2025.

€372,870 was disbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2019 for these measures.

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