Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 52 together.

The group referred to in the "details supplied" is a fund operated by my Department under which payments are made for specific purposes. As the questions have been put down on a "details supplied" basis, my understanding is that the rules of the House prevent me from being more specific in this regard. However, I have arranged that a list of the grants approved from the fund in 2008 and 2009 to date be supplied directly to the Deputies.

The reason the provisional 2009 allocation for the fund has shown an increase of 62% relates to a provision announced in the budget for a particular group. Again, I understand I am unable to provide a more specific reply in the context of a "details supplied" question. However, I can say that the provision in question related to both capital and current funding. It is envisaged that a significant portion of the amount in question — that relating to the capital funding — will transfer out of my Department's Vote in the context of the forthcoming Revised Estimates volume.

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