Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 November 2010
79 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money accrued to the Exchequer from the National Lottery in 2009 and to date in 2010; the way in which this funding has been expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43485/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total amount of money which accrued to the Exchequer from the National Lottery in 2009 was €275m. The surplus from the National Lottery is transferred to the Exchequer and is applied each year to part-fund the Exchequer allocations to a specified range of expenditure subheads across various Votes. Each year, the amount transferred to the Exchequer from the National Lottery surplus, together with details of the total Exchequer allocations to the relevant subheads are set out in Appendix 1 of the annual "Revised Estimates for Public Services". The following is a summary of the information contained at Appendix 1 of the "Revised Estimates for Public Services" for 2009 and 2010:
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2009 |
2010 |
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Total Exchequer allocations to the subheads part-funded by the National Lottery |
€435m |
€409m (estimated) |
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Of which: transferred to the Exchequer from the surplus of the National Lottery |
€275m |
€260m (estimated) |
