Jacqui McCrum, Secretary General of the Department of Defence with Daragh Sheridan, Chief Executive of Sail Training Ireland at the signing of the Performance Delivery Agreements in Dublin today.
Ministerial approval has been obtained to continue to provide funding to Sail Training Ireland for three more years from this year, 2023. This funding will be used to provide sail training to young persons from disadvantaged backgrounds.
This funding is subject to compliance with two Performance Delivery Agreements, which were entered into between the Department of Defence and Sail Training Ireland..
The two Agreements will provide for;
- €100,000 to be provided by the Department of Defence in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- In addition, €50,000 will be provided in 2023 from the Dormant Accounts Fund.
Provision of this money will be subject to compliance with the Performance Delivery Agreements, particularly provision of sail training to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including young people from Northern Ireland.