Pádraic McCormack
Ceist:256 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands if her Department will provide a list of all the small grants paid in Galway and Mayo in 1997. [3291/98]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The Deputy will appreciate that my Department provides grants to many hundreds of individuals and bodies in any single year —particularly in the context of schemes relating to the Gaeltacht, including Gaeltacht housing grants and grants to householders providing accommodation for students attending Irish summer colleges. The detailed information sought by the Deputy would involve the examination of numerous records relating to two large counties with extensive Gaeltacht areas and would be difficult to justify in the light of the amount of official time and expense involved. If, however, the Deputy wishes to bring to my attention any particular cases he has in mind, I will, of course, be glad to assist him.