Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 483: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding available in 2012 to the Charitable Lotteries Fund; the way this level of resources compares to the 2011 figures; if he will commit to retaining the 2012 level of funding for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3373/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The level of funding currently allocated for 2012 within my Department's Vote to the Charitable Lotteries Fund is €6 million, which is the same figure as for 2011. It would be inappropriate, and potentially misleading, for me to give any commitment to the House that I will retain existing allocations within my Vote for 2012 and beyond. My Department's allocations and expenditure are being kept under ongoing review in the context of the budgetary constraints within which my Department is required to operate.