Dáil Éireann - Volume 667 - 18 November, 2008

Written Answers. - Departmental Funding.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the sources of funding available to his Department in each of the past five years excluding that of the Dormant Accounts Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41223/08]

  Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Funding for my Department is provided in the main by the Exchequer, with specific allocations from the Dormant Accounts Fund. In addition, EU funding has been received in the form of Appropriations-in-Aid as follows:

Source of Funding

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

(€000s)

(€000s)

(€000s)

(€000s)

(€000s)

EU

6,118

22,649

13,233

25,298

24,280

[892] National Lottery funding is also available to my Department and it part-funds specific subheads within my Department’s Vote. The total expenditure to which this part-funding relates in the period in question is set out below:

Table: Expenditure which is part-funded from the National Lottery

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

(€000s)

(€000s)

(€000s)

(€000s)

(€000s)

30,541

32,705

30,853

34,724

43,756