John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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442. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and-or the HSE are accepting applications for national lottery grants administered by his Department and the HSE; and his plans in this regard. [11885/18]

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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497. To ask the Minister for Health when the national lottery grant scheme 2018 will commence; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 442 and 497 together.

My Department administered a National Lottery Discretionary Fund up to and including 2016 from which once-off grants were paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. My Department no longer operates a National Lottery Fund.

The HSE operates a similar scheme and continues to provide grants to health agencies and other organisations from National Lottery funds. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputies with details of the 2018 Lottery Grant Scheme.