Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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346. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the National Lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/15]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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347. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the National Lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25040/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347 together.

My Department has received funds from the National Lottery Fund for the refurbishment and expansion of an existing building to improve access and facilities for the Military Archives at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Construction work commenced early in 2015 and completion of the works is expected by the year end.

The budget for 2014/2015 and spend to date for this project is as follows:

2015 Spend is from 1/01/2015 to 19/06/2015

In 2014, €272,399.46 of the National Lottery Funding provided was spent with the remaining €21,949.35 being funded by the Exchequer.

The purpose of the new facility is to provide a newly constructed building for the storage of archival material, including the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection (MSPC). An adjoining building will also be refurbished. This will facilitate visitor access to the facility; provide a reading room for research of the records held in the facility as well as office and ancillary accommodation for the Archive personnel and a conservation laboratory for the preservation of documents and artefacts.

No Lottery funding was received in the years 2010 to 2013 inclusive.