John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of National Lottery funding available for good causes in each of the years 2007 and 2008; the estimated amount available for such causes in 2009; the breakdown of funding spent on youth, sports and amenities, health and welfare, arts, culture and national heritage and the Irish language in 2007 and 2008; the estimated breakdown of such spending in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18482/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The amount of National Lottery funding available for good causes in 2007 was €230 million while the amount available in 2008 was €265 million. The corresponding amount which will be available in 2009 is estimated at €270 million.

Appendix 1 of the Revised Estimates for Public Services for each of the years 2007 and 2008 gives a breakdown by Department of subheads which were part funded by the surplus received from the National Lottery. Appendix 1 of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2009 gives a similar breakdown for 2009. As the National Lottery funds are treated as an item of non-tax revenue, it is not possible to indicate the amount of lottery funding included in any particular subhead. However, funds from the National Lottery as a percentage of the total allocation for all subheads which are part-funded by the proceeds of the National Lottery amounted to 52% in 2007, 56% in 2008 while the estimated percentage for 2009 is 64%.