Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 20 Mar 2001

Vol. 532 No. 4

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

Denis Foley

Ceist:

321 Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will list, in respect of County Kerry for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, the grants, projects or schemes funded by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department; the receiving body or organisation; and the amount allocated in each instance. [7502/01]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin):

The organisations based in County Kerry that received funding from my Department's allocation from the National Lottery for each of the years 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 are listed as follows.

Organisation	£
1997
Iveragh Mental Health Association, Cahirciveen	4,000
Kerry Branch Alzheimer's Society, Tralee.	15,000
Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, Listowel.	5,000

Organisation	£
Presentation Family Centre, Listowel.	100,000
Friends of Listowel District Hospital	3,900
1998	Nil
1999
Irish Wheelchair Association, Tralee.	2,411
2000
Towers Friendship and Respite Centre, Tralee.	50,000
Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, Killarney.	100,000

The Deputy will appreciate that the making of payments, both capital and non-capital, to specific voluntary bodies is usually a matter for the local health board and I have asked the Southern Health Board to reply directly to the Deputy in this matter.