Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 674: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for National Lottery funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20247/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The organisation in question was not successful in its request to secure funds for the development of a website and the engagement of a Health Promotion Officer under the 2011 National Lottery Funding Scheme and was advised of this in writing by my Department on 2 December 2011. In this regard the Deputy might note that the overall value of applications received by my Department since its establishment in June of that year amounted to just over €2.4 million which far exceed the available resources. In the circumstances it was not possible, unfortunately, to assist all applicants. However, it will be open to the organisation to re-apply for funding in 2012 under the National Lottery allocation made available to my Department this year and details of the funding scheme, including the related application form, are available on my Department's website www.dcya.gov.ie