Minister Harney response to Parliamentary Question on Vote 39 from the National Lottery
Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney): The funding made available to disability organisations through Vote 39 from the National Lottery in the most recent year, 2009, is set out in the table below. The table details the names of the organisations to whom the grant was paid and the amount of the grant.
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Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a complete list of the disability organisations in receipt of funding from her Department in tabular form, including the value to each organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney): The funding made available to disability organisations through Vote 39 from the National Lottery in the most recent year, 2009, is set out in the table below. The table details the names of the organisations to whom the grant was paid and the amount of the grant.
| National Lottery Funding 2009 | |
| Organisation | Amount Paid |
| Brothers of Charity | € 3,500 |
| Cashel na Cor Learning Disability Association Ltd. | € 300 |
| Central Remedial Clinic | € 8,000 |
| Disabled People of Clare Ltd | € 8,000 |
| Introart | € 19,000 |
| Irish Association of Supported Employment (IASE) | € 5,000 |
| Irish Progressive Association for Autism Company Ltd | € 20,000 |
| Irish Thalidomide Assocation (ITA) | € 2,000 |
| Irish Wheelchair Association | € 50,000 |
| North Fingal Rural Transport Company Ltd | € 40,000 |
| St Joseph’s Association For The Mentally Handicapped Portrane | € 8,000 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Special School | € 30,000 |
| St Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired | € 12,000 |
| Myasthenia Gravis Association | € 10,000 |
| The WOW Group – Winners on Wheels | € 4,000 |
| L’Arche Ireland | 10,000 |
| Irish Dogs for the Disabled | 75,000 |
| Co. Wexford Community Workshop (Enniscorthy) Limited | 25,000 |
| Total | € 329,800 |
The Deputy will be aware that the Health Service Executive funds a wide range of disability organisations through Vote 40. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to provide details of the funding provided by the HSE and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
The above excerpt is taken from the oireachtas website
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