Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance the headings under which the national lottery funds are distributed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40205/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Section 5 of the National Lottery Act 1986 provides that the surplus from the National Lottery may be used for the following purposes: sport and other recreation; national culture, including the Irish Language; the arts, within the meaning of the Arts Act 1951; the health of the community; and for such other purposes as the Government may determine. The following additional categories have been so determined: youth, welfare, national heritage and amenities.