Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2010
235 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of national lottery funding that his Department expects to be allocated from the Department of Finance in 2010; the amount of this allocation that will be spent on the provision of sports and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2836/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, the allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The elements of my Department's Vote which are part-funded by proceeds of the National Lottery are as follows: Subhead C.1 — Grants for sporting bodies and for the provision of sports and recreational facilities under the Sports Capital Programme; Subhead C.3 — Grant-in-Aid provided to the Irish Sports Council in respect of general assistance to sports organisations and expenditure in relation to sports activities; and Subhead D.7 — Grant-in-Aid allocation provided to the Arts Council. Details of the Budget allocations for these subheads for 2010, are outlined in the following table.
|
Sports Capital Programme |
Irish Sports Council |
Arts Council |
Total |
|
|
2010 |
€48,000,000 |
€49,789,000 |
€69,150,000 |
€166,939,000 |
