Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of the funding for the Arts Council and the Irish Sports Council that is provided through National Lottery funding; the percentage of funding for 2008 and 2009 which has been provided for these organisations by the National Lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41122/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Since 2005, subheads that had previously been funded entirely by the proceeds of the National Lottery have been part-funded from Lottery revenues with the balance being provided by the Exchequer.

National Lottery funding as a percentage of total expenditure on all subheads that were part-funded by Lottery revenues, is as follows:

2005: 64%;

2006: 50%;

2007: 52%;

2008 (est.): 56%;

2009: Not available yet.

The amount of funding provided to the Arts Council – An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Irish Sports Council for the years 2008 and 2009 is as follows:

Arts Council

2008: €81.6m

2009: €75.708m

Sports Council

2008: €57.182

2009: €53.026.