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The table below outlines the annual amounts paid by the Department to registered charities in 2010.

Both the Organisation of National ex-Servicemen and Women (O.N.E.) and Irish United Nations Veteran Association (IUNVA) are registered as charitable organisations (CHY 13868 and CHY 10066 respectively). The Irish Red Cross Society (CHY 3950) is an independent statute based charitable organisation with full power to manage its own affairs. The grant paid in quarterly amounts to the Irish Red Cross Society includes the Government's annual contribution (currently €130,000) to the International Committee of the Red Cross.