Micheál Martin
Ceist:121 Mr. Martin asked the Minister for Education the specific amount of funding allocated to participants in the 1996 Paralympic Games; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23705/96]
Vol. 472 No. 6
121 Mr. Martin asked the Minister for Education the specific amount of funding allocated to participants in the 1996 Paralympic Games; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23705/96]
My Department allocated £165,000 to the Irish Paralympic Council towards the preparation and participation of the Irish team in the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta.
In addition, a number of paralympic athletes received grants under the terms of my Department's outstanding sportspersons' grant scheme. Recipients who participated in the 1996 games are listed in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
1996 Outstanding Sportspersons Grant Scheme.
Allocations under the above scheme to sportspersons who participated in the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta.
£ |
|
Blindsports |
|
Bridie Lynch |
2,000 |
Tim Culhane |
1,000 |
Ann Harvey |
1,000 |
Michael Delaney |
1,000 |
Catherine Walsh |
500 |
Joan Salmon |
500 |
Cerebral Palsy |
|
Mairéad Berry |
1,000 |
Lorraine Gallagher |
1,000 |
Martin McDonough |
1,000 |
Tom Leahy |
500 |
Wheelchair Sports |
|
Seán O'Grady |
1,000 |
John Fulham |
1,000 |
Ronan Rooney |
1,000 |
Michael Cunningham |
1,000 |
David Malone |
1,000 |
Roy Guerin |
500 |
Gerard Dunne |
500 |
Gráinne Barrett-Condron |
1,000 |
Patrice Dockery |
1,000 |
Colette O'Reilly |
500 |
Esther Stynes |
500 |
Grace Gaughan |
500 |
Total |
19,000 |