Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1637. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the safeguards in place to ensure an equitable distribution of the national lottery discretionary funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraNational Lottery applications are received by my Department from a range of community and voluntary organisations involved in various health related activities. The relevant Unit in my Department liaises with the appropriate personnel in the Health Service Executive to assess each individual application and consider whether the application should be recommended for funding.
When the assessment has been completed and a recommendation has been made, I review each application and prioritise them according to their merits before awarding National Lottery funding.
