National Lottery Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 November 2010

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Questions (97)

Noel Grealish

Question:

94 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health and Children when the next allocation of national lottery funds are expected to be assigned or available to her Department; if there are national lottery funds currently assigned or available to her Department for appropriate projects and the total amount involved; the date when national lottery funds were last dispersed from her Department and the total amount involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44452/10]

Written answers

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

The Health and Children allocation of national lottery funds for 2010 is €3.786m. As the Deputy will be aware lottery applications are generally awarded in two tranches, in July and in December. Any applications which are not successful in the first tranche are considered again in the context of the funds remaining for the second tranche. The total amount paid to organisations to date from this year's lottery allocation is €2.637m leaving €1.149m available for the remainder of the year. There are 238 applications currently in the process of being assessed.