THE NATIONAL LOTTERY - TEN YEARS ON.

This is the first detailed examination of the process whereby the national lottery is allocated in Ireland. This report examines the purpose of the lottery when it was enacted in 1986; where lottery funding is allocated; the allocation process; and the degree to which lottery money is additional to or has instead replaced areas of mainstream, government, exchequer spending. Projects funded by the national lottery were worth £84m in 1995, distributed principally to government and non-governmental services in the areas of education, health, welfare, culture and the arts. A particular focus of the report is the role which the lottery plays for voluntary and community organizations