Written answers
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Department of Health
National Lottery Funding
8:00 pm
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 795: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown, by application and county, of all National Lottery funding disbursed by her in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1062/12]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Subhead G of Vote 43 for my Department contained a funding provision of €500,000 in 2011 to support community groups and organisations with an involvement in the provision of supports and services under the application based National Lottery Funding Scheme. The Deputy might note that this resource allocation transferred from the former Department of Health and Children to my Department upon its establishment on 2 June 2011. Projects approved for funding by me amounted to €166,500 and the grants awarded in each instance are set out in the following table:
| Project Name | Approved |
| FAI Dublin City and County Late Nite Leagues | €10,000 |
| St Kevin's Family Resource Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | €6,700 |
| Beacon of Light Counselling Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | €33,000 |
| Cuan Counselling Service, MFG, Dingle, Co Kerry | €5,000 |
| St Michael's Estate FRC - After School Project, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | €4,100 |
| Dime Garda Youth Diversion Project, Hardwicke Street, Dublin 1 | €4,500 |
| W.H.A.D. Project, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | €1,200 |
| CUMAS, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | €20,000 |
| Anam Cara Parental and Sibling Support Ltd, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | €6,500 |
| Griffeen Community Development Group, Lucan, Co Dublin | €3,000 |
| National Children's Nurseries Assoc (NCNA) | €25,000 |
| FACE - Fermoy Action Children's Education, Co Cork | €3,000 |
| Ballybane Foróige Project, Galway | €3,500 |
| Clever Kidz After School (Respond), Athy, Co Kildare | €3,000 |
| Navan Community Development Project Ltd, Co Meath | €3,000 |
| Co Wicklow Playbus Project, Wicklow | €6,000 |
| Cardonagh Youth Club, Inishowen, Co Donegal | €9,000 |
| Stepping Stones, St Colman's Community Playgroup, Claremorris, Co Mayo | €14,000 |
| Alternative Learning Pathways Project, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin | €6,000 |
| Total | €166,500 |
Particulars relating to the projects approved for funding in 2011 by the former Minister for Health and Children prior to the transfer of the funding resource to my Department are as follows:
| Project Name | Approved |
| Arc Adoption Ltd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | €230,000 |
| Castlefinn Youth Club, Co Donegal | €56,000 |
| Erris "No Name" Club, Belmullet, Co. Mayo | €40,000 |
| La Go Bhri Community Childcare Service, Skerries, Co Dublin | €7,500 |
| Total | €333,500 |
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