Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 23 Mar 1999

Vol. 502 No. 3

Written Answers. - National Lottery Funding.

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

560 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will provide a breakdown of all national lottery funding allocated by his Department in 1998; the individual bodies to which funds were allocated; the amount in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7927/99]

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Dr. McDaid)

The information sought by the Deputy in respect of national lottery funding allocated by my Department in 1998 can be summarised as follows:

Category	£
Grants to National Sports Organisations	5,116,289.00
Grants to Vocational Education Committees	1,098,301.00
National Coaching and Training Centre	745,000.00
Special Campaigns/Programmes	300,292.55
Olympic Council of Ireland	119,446.55
Development Officers (1979 Jobs Creation Scheme)	118,000.00
House of Sport Costs	117,390.65
Support for Young People in Sport	111,000.00
Bord Fáilte (Tour de France)	100,000.00
International Sports Exchanges (Franco/Irish Programme)	3,500.70
Sports Capital Programme	4,950,000.00
Total	2,779,220.45

In addition, a further £396,795 was expended on the activities of the Irish Sports Council in 1998, including the establishment of a new office in Fitzwilliam Square and recruitment of six staff. Another £76,230 was provided for consultancy work by the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management.

More specific details on allocation to individual bodies, vocational education committees and other sports organisations are set out in the form of tabular statements which I shall supply to the Deputy.