Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of National Lottery funding received by an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years 2000 to 2008 and to date in 2009; the projects for which funding has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19737/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The amount of National Lottery Funding granted to the Irish Kidney Association for the years 2000 to date in 2009 is outlined in the table below.

This funding was granted towards the cost of projects such as organ donor public awareness campaigns, research projects, the establishment of a renal transplant support centre and representation of organ transplant patients at the World Transplant Games. The Irish Kidney Association, as part of its donor awareness campaign, promotes and distributes the organ donor card in Ireland on behalf of all patient groups with an interest in organ donation.

Ireland has a relatively high rate of organ donation relative to other countries - a rate of 21 donors per million in 2007. This is one of the highest rates in Europe. Over the past 10 years, the organ donor awareness campaign has received approximately €3.5 million in funding. The number of people that have donated organs over the past 6 years has remained in or about the range of 80 to 90 people per year.