Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012
403 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown between national lottery funding and State funding to the Arts Council for the years 2007 to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy is aware, an overall allocation is provided from the National Lottery each year for expenditure through the Votes of various Departments. Details of this allocation are published in Appendix 1 of the annual Revised Estimates Volume and I understand that a total provision of €220m is being made available in 2012.
Three subheads in my Department's Vote are partially funded from this National Lottery allocation, including Subhead A9 — An Chomhairle Ealaíon, for which €63.241 million (comprising both Lottery and Exchequer funding) is being allocated this year. Allocations to the Arts Council in the years 2007 to 2010 are set out in the Revised Estimates Volumes (REV) for each of those years. Under section 8 of the National Lottery Act 1986, the proceeds of the National Lottery are paid into the Central Fund of the Exchequer and therefore National Lottery funding is one of the constituents of Exchequer funding. The apportionment of National Lottery funding to various lines of voted expenditure is the responsibility of the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform.
