Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 603: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of lottery funding advanced to date on a yearly basis to projects outside this State; and the number of such lottery grants on a yearly basis [11521/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Ciste na Gaeilge is financed from proceeds of the national lottery. It is a fund from which Irish language organisations and initiatives are grant-aided following annual assessment of applications from the organisations. The following details relate to funding made available from Ciste na Gaeilge by my Department since it was established on 6 June 2002 to Irish language organisations or initiatives outside the State:

In addition, funding is provided from Ciste na Gaeilge to Iomairt Cholm Cille — the Columba initiative, which is a tripartite initiative funded on an equal basis by Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. My Department has responsibility for the funding of the initiative on behalf of the Irish Government. The initiative, which was founded in 1997, aims "to foster support for the Gaelic language and develop links between Gaelic Scotland and Ireland". The funding provided by my Department is applied towards both the administrative costs of the initiative and the cost of individual projects in the three jurisdictions involved. The amounts paid by my Department since June 2002 are as follows: