Vol. 449 No. 7
34 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for Finance if an interdepartmental committee has been established to review the strategic objectives and procedures for the distribution and allocation of resources generated by the national lottery; if so, the names of the members of the committee; the Departments represented; and the name of the independent chairperson to be appointed. [1910/95]
The question of the establishment of the committee referred to in the Programme for Renewal is at present under consideration. A report on the administration of national lottery grants was produced by the Committee of Public Accounts in 1994 which made a number of recommendations including the establishment of a monitoring group. In the light of the report, revised guidelines on the allocation of lottery grants were issued by my Department. I am arranging to have a copy of the relevant circular 16/94 presented to the Oireachtas Library.
