Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 2 Jul 1996

Vol. 467 No. 7

Written Answers. - National Lottery Funds.

Tony Killeen

Ceist:

51 Mr. Killeen asked the Minister for Finance the total amounts of money received each year from the national lottery; the percentages of these amounts that were allocated under the various headings; and if he will give details of allocations that have not been drawn down.[14046/96]

Tony Killeen

Ceist:

53 Mr. Killeen asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money received from the national lottery for each year since its inception; the percentages of these amounts that were allocated under the various headings; and if he will give details of the allocations that have not been drawn down. [14112/96]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 53 together.

The national lottery surplus transferred into national lottery fund each year was as follows:

Year	Amount
	£m
1987	41.7
1988	36.8
1989	44.5
1990	53.9
1991	77.3
1992	82.0
1993	89.2
1994	95.9
1995	100.7
1996	N.A.

The percentage allocations to the major beneficiary categories in each year in the period 1987-95 are as shown on the following table. Information showing actual expenditure under each heading against the approved allocation is contained in the Appropriation Accounts of the Departments concerned for each year up to 1994. The 1995 Appropriation Accounts will be available in the autumn of this year.

Lottery-Funded Expenditure

	Youth-Sport Recreation Amenities	Arts-Culture National Heritage	Irish Language	Health-Welfare	Total
	%	%	%	%	%
1987	37	31	0	32	100
1988	48	28	5	19	100
1989	44	28	10	18	100
1990	36	33	10	21	100
1991	33	23	6	38	100
1992	25	22	6	46	100
1993	30	22	7	41	100
1994	33	20	7	40	100
1995	32	25	9	34	100
Total 87-95	34	24	7	35	100

Note: Minor differences in totals are due to rounding.