asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the revenue accruing to the Exchequer from the proceeds of the National Lottery in 1989 to date; the Government Departments which are distributing national lottery funds; and the amount in each case.
Written Answers. - Proceeds of National Lottery.
73.
The proceeds of the national lottery are held in the national lottery fund account at the Central Bank from which surplus funds are transferred into the Exchequer as required to meet expenditure on approved programmes.
Transfers totalling £34.378 million have been made from the fund to the Exchequer in 1989 to date in respect of the following allocations to individual spending Departments.
|
£m |
|
|
Department of the Environment |
3.050 |
|
Department of the Taoiseach |
4.600 |
|
Department of the Gaeltacht |
3.350 |
|
Department of Foreign Affairs |
0.531 |
|
Department of Education |
12.664 |
|
Department of Defence |
0.620 |
|
Department of Finance |
0.020 |
|
Department of Health |
6.100 |
|
Department of Social Welfare |
0.900 |
|
Office of Public Works |
2.543 |
|
Total |
34.378 |