Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that funding will be maintained for the Special Olympics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57994/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Sports Council, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport, including the allocation of funding to the National Governing Bodies of Sport.

The allocation of funding to the National Governing Bodies for 2013, including funding for Special Olympics Ireland, will be announced in the next few weeks.

I have forwarded a copy of the Deputy's question to the Irish Sports Council for their information.