AQW 1106/07

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 26/06/2007
Answered On Date: 10/07/2007
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to report on the amount of resources allocated to each District Council for community relations programmes, for the last five financial years.

Answer:

The table below provides the detail of resources made available to district councils in support of community relations and good relations programmes in 2007/08 and in each of the five previous financial years.

COUNCIL	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08

ANTRIM	66,670	68,294	54,451	54,595	46,004	46,050
ARDS	55,206	59,450	55,080	52,673	56,123	56,300
ARMAGH	93,163	88,916	82,875	84,000	83,794	83,800
BALLYMENA	75,519	68,004	67,798	67,519	65,685	73,520
BALLYMONEY	74,250	78,125	73,724	72,285	72,272	72,282
BANBRIDGE	83,274	85,011	81,847	85,883	75,046	75,063
BELFAST	Non participant	229,985	235,991	261,401	329,918	302,650
CARRICKFERGUS	51,024	64,201	57,043	57,674	48,408	48,725
CASTLEREAGH	77,166	81,633	74,866	70,221	64,623	64,670
COLERAINE	81,725	76,199	70,829	69,996	69,233	69,295
COOKSTOWN	69,975	72,300	67,792	73,917	73,919	73,930
CRAIGAVON	6,180	54,464	49,949	38,574	32,625	37,530
DERRY	122,699	121,147	117,988	120,225	124,654	138,310
DOWN	84,474	83,624	84,251	87,898	86,729	86,771
DUNGANNON	80,255	84,973	80,564	78,062	77,886	77,933
FERMANAGH	62,925	63,230	58,802	66,008	83,859	63,932
LARNE	60,991	64,437	61,301	52,388	52,035	52,045
LIMAVADY	68,088	71,590	74,396	75,960	58,227	58,260
LISBURN	55,405	56,467	51,405	45,225	47,934	48,005
MAGHERAFELT	72,739	74,655	73,727	74,959	74,992	75,005
MOYLE	57,542	59,466	54,922	55,793	50,185	50,447
NEWRY & MOURNE	70,645	68,331	66,762	67,014	81,189	82,001
NEWTOWNABBEY	68,728	Non participant	52,817	68,217	67,668	67,725
NORTH DOWN	56,453	64,472	61,072	55,013	53,250	53,295
OMAGH	75,977	71,911	70,945	47,579	45,000	45,005
STRABANE	85,122	85,545	76,165	77,363	75,045	75,085

TOTAL	1,756,195	1,996,430	1,957,362.00	1,960,442	1,996,303	1,977,634