Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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1462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37963/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. Applications come primarily from community groups and voluntary organisations with an involvement in the provision of health services to specific client groups (for example persons with an intellectual disability and/or physical disability, elderly, etc.), national groups providing information and support for various disabilities and illnesses and groups with a specific interest (for example to provide holidays for the elderly, respite, equipment for hospitals, homes, etc.) There is a limited amount of funds available and a large number of funding requests are received each year. My Department has no record of lottery granting funding awarded to organisations during the past five years in the areas set out by the Deputy.

My Department receives an annual capital allocation to provide grants which support the agencies under the aegis of my Department in delivering their objectives. These agencies provide a national service. No capital funding was provided for projects at the County Cork towns in question during the past five years.

Since mid 2011, my Department has had responsibility for the Drugs Initiative. No capital funding was provided for projects in the County Cork towns in question since mid 2011.