Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2016
130. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the discretionary national lottery fund applications for 2016; if funding has been considered in respect of an application made by a voluntary organisation (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32249/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Funding in 2016 amounts to €3.286m of which € 585,000 has been allocated to date.
The application for funding received from the organisation referred to by the Deputy is among a large number of applications currently being assessed by my Department.
I will decide on the allocation of the remaining funds in the coming weeks. Once a decision has been made, organisations will be notified of the outcome of their application.
