Vol. 437 No. 4
92 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount of money from the proceeds of the national lottery which has been distributed by his Department; and the total amount of such moneys that has been allocated to community, sporting and voluntary bodies.
93 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount of money made available to his Department from the proceeds of the national lottery since 1 January 1993; and the uses to which this money has been put.
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 92 and 93 together.
A total of £4.73 million of national lottery money has been made available to my Department in 1993. The money has been used to fund a number of schemes of support for voluntary and community groups for which my Department is responsible. Details of the allocation to the individual schemes are given in the following table.
|
Amount |
Scheme |
|
£m |
|
|
0.75 |
For the Scheme of “once-off” Grants to Voluntary Organisations. |
|
0.60 |
For a Scheme of Grants for locally-based Women's Groups. |
|
1.5 |
For Community Development Projects. |
|
1.38 |
For Special Grants to Voluntary Organisations announced in the context of the Budget. |
|
0.50 |
For Projects aimed at combatting the problems of moneylending. |
