Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
293. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of any moneys that her Department has provided to Associated Charities Trust (details supplied) since 1990. [45325/14]
View answer294. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has conducted investigations or due diligence work in relation to Associated Charities Trust (details supplied). [45326/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 294 together.
The only moneys which have been provided to Associated Charities Trust by my Department has been under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme.
The Charitable Lotteries Scheme was established in 1997 to provide assistance to the promoters of certain private charitable lotteries that have products similar to those sold by the National Lottery. The Charitable Lotteries fund was administered by the Department of Finance until mid 2011, at which time responsibility for its administration was transferred to my Department.
Details of payments made to Associated Charities Trust under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme in 2011, 2012 and 2013 are as follows:
2011: €25,905.21
2012: €27,067.26
2013: €18,523.79
Applications for assistance under the Scheme for 2014 are currently being assessed by my Department, and this process should be completed shortly. The Scheme will be discontinued once the final payments have issued under it in 2015.
In relation to investigation and due diligence, all payments under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme are subject to compliance by beneficiaries with the terms and conditions of the Scheme. This includes the provision of audited accounts for the three most recent accounting years.
