Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2011
391 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of national lottery funding his Department received in 2009 and 2010; if he will provide a list of the money that was spent in tabular form [21970/11]
View answerThe allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The elements of my Department's Vote which are part-funded by proceeds of the National Lottery are as follows:
Subhead B.7 — Grant-in-Aid allocation provided to An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Arts Council)
Subhead C.1 — Grant for An Chomhairle Oidhreachta (Heritage Council)
Subhead D.2 — Irish Language Support Schemes.
My Department was established on 2 June 2011 and therefore it is not possible to provide comparative information for my Department, as sought by the Deputy for 2009 and 2010. However, information in relation to funding for the various subheads for 2009 and 2010 is outlined in the Estimates of the relevant Departments for those years, i.e., the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.
