Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way a project (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can access Lotto funding. [53815/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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An overall allocation is provided from the National Lottery each year for expenditure through the Votes of various Departments. In 2012 my Department’s allocation of funding of €4,811,000 to the Heritage Council was partially funded by National Lottery funds. In turn, the Heritage Council supports a range of conservation projects. It is a matter for the Heritage Council to allocate funds to the various schemes which it supports and queries in this regard should be made directly with the Heritage Council. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Dail Question 353 of 27th March 2012 for further details of the allocation of National Lottery funds within my Department. The Deputy may also wish to note that my Department provides a limited Structures at Risk Fund (non-Lottery Funded) to assist with works to those protected structures deemed most at risk. This fund is administered by local authorities. Any further queries in this regard should be made directly with Dublin City Council in the first instance.