Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020
575. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount made available to organisations through national lottery funding during the first year his Department provided such funding; the amount that will be made available to organisations through National Lottery funding in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13774/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Children and Youth Affairs operated a discretionary National Lottery Funding Scheme some years ago in which grants were allocated to community groups and programmes to support children, young people and families. The scheme closed in 2014.
However, my Department currently has resource provisions for Youth Programmes and Services which are allocated under a distinct Subhead which is “part-funded by the National Lottery”. Under this arrangement the dedicated resource allocation contains a combination of Exchequer and National Lottery funding.
It is not possible, however, for my Department to differentiate between the value of the Exchequer and National Lottery components of the funding resource. It is also therefore not possible to give the Deputy a breakdown by year as requested.
