Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding he expects the State to receive in 2009 for the national lottery; the proposed uses for such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8544/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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While final figures for 2008 are not yet available, it is expected that the surplus generated from the National Lottery in 2008 will be in the region of €260m. It is expected that the amount generated in 2009 will be broadly similar.

As regards the use of the available surplus, Appendix 1 of the Revised Estimates will give a breakdown by Department of subheads which have been part funded by the surplus received from the National Lottery.