Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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571. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department can make contact with a community organisation (details supplied) concerning the organisation's funding needs under the lottery funding grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46604/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department received an application in 2015 for National Lottery funding from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed the resources available. The lottery fund for 2015 has been allocated and, unfortunately on this occasion, it was not possible to assist in this particular case. The organisation has been notified of the outcome of its application.

The Organisation may wish to apply for National Lottery funding this year. Detailed procedures along with the application form for 2016 are now available on my Department's website at .

It would not be appropriate for me as Minister to contact individual organisations in relation to their application.