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Departmental Funding.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2006

Tuesday, 7 March 2006

Ceisteanna (295, 296, 297, 298)

Paudge Connolly

Ceist:

324 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding that has been advanced to community projects and groups in County Cavan in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/06]

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Paudge Connolly

Ceist:

325 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding that has been advanced to community projects and groups in County Monaghan in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8981/06]

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Paudge Connolly

Ceist:

333 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding advanced to community projects and groups in County Monaghan in each year since 2000 as a percentage of the national total funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9339/06]

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Paudge Connolly

Ceist:

334 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding advanced to community projects and groups in County Cavan in each year since 2000 as a percentage of the national total funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9340/06]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 324, 325, 333 and 334 together.

The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The following funding has been paid to grantees into counties Cavan and Monaghan since the establishment of my Department in June 2002.

Cavan

Cavan

Monaghan

Monaghan

Year

Funding

National Total

Funding

National Total

%

%

2002

691,200

0.9

1,233,000

1.6

2003

580,000

1

685,000

1.2

2004

1,075,000

1.7

996,000

1.6

2005

785,000

1.4

744,000

1.3

In addition the following funding was paid in respect of cultural projects in Monaghan.

Year

Amount

2003

31,500

2004

460,770

2005

916,725

2006

34,893

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