Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is required to bid for National Lottery funding against other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government decides on an annual basis how much funding is to be allocated to subheads which are part-funded by the proceeds of the National Lottery. This occurs in the context of decisions on the Estimates for Public Services for the following year. The proceeds of the National Lottery are treated as an item of non-tax revenue and partly fund such expenditure. Accordingly, no Department is required to bid for National Lottery funding against other Departments.