Alan Shatter
Ceist:155 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if a company (details supplied) in County Dublin sought approval for the provision by it of £400,000 for the restoration of the saloon and grand stairwell at Newman House, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, or for the provision of £100,000 for the restoration of the formal gardens at Birr Castle, County Offaly; and if he regards the provision of these funds for the purposes as stated as sponsorship within the meaning of the Tobacco (Health Promotion and Protection) Act, 1988. [23031/99]