Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2016
509. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if National Lottery funding is available at present through her Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33267/16]
View answerMy Department is not administering a National Lottery Scheme in 2016. While a National Lottery Grant scheme was administered by my Department in 2014, it did not prove possible to allocate funding to administer a National Lottery Grant Scheme in 2015 or 2016 due to the many competing demands facing the Department’s Vote in those years, and the overall budgetary envelope available.
