Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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192. To ask the Minister for Health if national lottery funding will be provided to a facility, details supplied, in County Kerry to ensure its survival, in view of the vital role it serves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34971/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, 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. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures along with the application form are set out on the Department's website at www.health.gov.ie. The closing date for applications this year was 31 July 2014.

The Deputy may wish to note that my Department has no record of receiving an application for lottery funding from this organisation in 2014.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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193. To ask the Minister for Health if national lottery funding will be provided to a facility, details supplied, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34972/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, 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. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures along with the application form are set out on the Department's website at www.health.gov.ie. The closing date for applications this year was 31 July 2014.

The Deputy may wish to note that my Department has no record of receiving an application for lottery funding from this organisation in 2014.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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194. To ask the Minister for Health if national lottery funding will be provided to a facility, details supplied, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has received an application for funding from the 2014 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number of applications currently being assessed by my Department. The organisation will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.