Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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970. To ask the Minister for Health the maximum grant available to applicants who seek funding from the National Lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27035/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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National Lottery applications are received by my Department from a range of community and voluntary organisations involved in various health related activities. The relevant Unit in my Department liaises with the appropriate personnel in the Health Service Executive to assess each individual application and consider whether the application should be recommended for funding.

When the assessment has been completed and a recommendation has been made, I review each application and prioritise them according to their merits before awarding National Lottery funding. There is no individual limit on National Lottery grants, but there is only €3.286m in total available for 2013. A list of organisations funded by my Department along with the amounts awarded in the previous 4 years is set out on the Department's website at www.doh.ie