457 Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will list, in respect of County Kerry, for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 the grants, projects or schemes funded by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department; the receiving body or organisation; and the amount allocated in each instance. [7504/01]

My Department, and agencies which come under the aegis of my Department, provide funding for a number of grant schemes, projects and programmes as follows: grant schemes – scheme of grants to locally based community and family support groups; scheme of grants to voluntary organisations; community development education and training grants scheme; scheme of community support for older people grants for voluntary organisation providing marriage, child and bereavement counselling services; grants for the development and promotion of information and welfare rights; employment support services grants; once-off grant schemes, scheme of grants to locally based community and family support groups, scheme of grants to voluntary organisations and community development education and training grants scheme.