Written answers

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Photo of Tom BarryTom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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365. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the finances and plans for the proposed new convention centre in Cork. [46902/13]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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On Budget day this year, I announced additional investment of €200m from the proceeds of the National Lottery Licence transaction. This investment will be used to progress a number of additional projects and programmes in 2014 including the project to which the Deputy refers. The precise allocation of the proceeds to the Departments concerned is being determined at present and will be published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2014 which will be published in December. My Department will not have any involvement in the management and/or roll-out of this or any of the other projects to be funded from the Lottery Licence transaction. That will be a matter for the relevant Minister and his/her Department. Of course, Departments must ensure that, as with all capital projects, those to be funded through this additional investment are appraised in line with the processes set out in the Public Spending Code.

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