I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 to 181, inclusive, together.
As 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 table below.
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Sports Capital Programme
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Irish Sports Council
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Arts Council
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Total
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2010
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€48,000,000
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€49,572,000
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€69,150,000
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€166,722,000
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It is not possible to accurately estimate the proportion of each of these sub-heads that will be spent in County Kildare.
In addition €7.5m has been made available in the estimate to cover the payment of grants for the provision and renovation of local authority swimming pools. Retention payments with a total value €761,842 are expected to be made towards Local Authority swimming pools in Athy and Naas in 2010.
No decision has been made on the timing of the next rounds of the Sports Capital Programme or the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme.