2007 - National Lottery

Review of Operations
Athbhreithniú Oibríochta
Miss Ireland Blathnaid McKenna and Sommelier Ian Brosnan
create a fabulous champagne fountain in anticipation of
the amazing €130 million EuroMillions Superdraw on
Friday 28 September, 2007.
Cruthaíonn Miss Ireland, Blathnaid McKenna, agus an
sommelier, Ian Brosnan, scairdeán champagne agus iad
ag tnúth le Sár-Chrannchur dochreidte EuroMillions ar
€130 milliún Dé haoine, 28 Meán Fómhair, 2007.
€
130,000,000
GOOD CAUSES
The raising of €245.5 million for distribution to good causes during 2007
set a new record and brings the cumulative amount of funds raised over
the 20 years of the National Lottery to €2.85 billion. We are confident
that we will bring this figure to over €3 billion next year.
Thousands of projects are supported each year by National Lottery
funding. The examples of where this money goes really bring home the
benefits of the funds raised by National Lottery players. Some examples
of good causes which received funding in 2007 are as follows:
The newly refurbished Waterford Regional Sports Centre provides full
leisure facilities to the local community and meets the training and
coaching needs of competitive players and athletes. The Sports Complex
is also home to Waterford United FC. Built by Waterford City Council
in a Public Private Partnership, it received €750,000 in National Lottery
funding last year from the Department of Arts Sports and Tourism,
bringing its total Lottery funding to €6.4 million.
The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games ran in October in
Shanghai, China with 7,200 athletes from 165 nations and regions taking
part. TEAM Ireland, comprising of 141 athletes and their 55 coaches,
had an outstanding performance at the Games, winning a total of 119
Medals and 69 Ribbons in 11 sports; Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Equestrian, Football, Golf, Gymnastics and
Table-Tennis. 200 Irish volunteers also travelled to the Special Olympics
World Summer Games to support TEAM Ireland. The Department of
Health allocated €45,000 in National Lottery funds towards the cost
of delivering a vaccination programme to the Special Olympics Ireland
Team members participating in the Special Olympics in China.
Based at the University of Limerick, the Irish Chamber Orchestra has
gained a remarkable reputation as a fresh and vibrant force on the
Irish and international music scene. Under Artistic Director, Anthony
Marwood, the orchestra is one of the country’s world-class cultural
assets. It has commissioned and performed many new works by Irish
composers, both nationally and internationally and has facilitated the
artistic and professional development of many of the country’s most
talented classical musicians. In 2007 the Irish Chamber Orchestra
received funding of €1.3 million from the Arts Council which is
part funded by the National Lottery Beneficiary Fund through
the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism.
DEA-CHÚISEANNA
Sroicheadh buaicphointe nua i 2007 maidir le ciste a sholáthar
do dhea chúiseanna nuair a gnóthaíodh €245.5 milliún le roinnt orthu.
Fágann sé seo gur gnóthaíodh €2.85 billiún sna fiche bliain ó tosaíodh
an Crannchur Náisiúnta. Táimid dóchasach go dtí €3 billiún an bhliain
seo chugainn.
Faigheann na mílte tionscadal tacaíocht maoinithe gach bliain ón
gCrannchur Náisiúnta. Cuireann samplaí de na cúiseanna, a dtéann
an t-airgead seo chucu, ar ár súile dúinn an tairbhe a bhaintear as an
airgead a sholáthraíonn imreoirí an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta. I measc
na ndea-chúiseanna a fuair airgead i 2007 bhí:
Soláthraíonn Ionad Réigiúnach Spóirt Phort Láirge, a osclaíodh le déanaí,
áiseanna iomlán fóillíochta don phobal áitiúil agus freastalaíonn sé
ar riachtanais traenála agus oiliúna imreoirí iomaíochta. Tá an tIonad
Spóirt mar bhaile freisin ag club sacair Waterford United. Thóg
Comhairle Chathrach Phort Láirge é i gcomhpháirtíocht phríobháideach
phoiblí agus fuair sé €750,000 d’airgead an Chrannchuir anuraidh
ón Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta. €6.4m ina iomláine
atá faighte aige d’airgead an Chrannchuir.
Bhí Cluichí Samhraidh Domhanda na nOilimpicí Speisialta ar siúl mí
Dheireadh Fómhair i Shanghai sa tSín. Ghlac 7,200 lúthchleasaí ó 165
náisiún agus réigiún páirt iontu. Bhí torthaí thar cionn ag TEAM Ireland,
ar a raibh 141 lúthchleasaí agus 55 cóitseálaí, ag na Cluichí. Bhuaigh siad
119 Bonn, agus 69 Ribín in aon spórt déag: Spóirt Uisceacha, Lúthchleasa,
Badmantan, Cispheil, Bocce, Babhláil, Eachaíocht, Peil, Galf, Gleacaíocht
agus Leadóg Bhoird. Thaisteal 200 oibrí deonach Éireannach go dtí
Cluichí Samhraidh Domhanda na nOilimpicí Speisialta chun tacú le
TEAM Ireland. Dháil an Roinn Sláinte €45,000 d’airgead an Chrannchuir
Náisiúnta ar scéim vacsaínithe do chomhaltaí fhoireann na hÉireann
a bhí ag glacadh páirt sna hOilimpicí Speisialta sa tSín.
Tá cáil bainte amach ag Ceolfhoireann Aireagail na hÉireann, atá
lonnaithe in Ollscoil Luimnigh, mar fhórsa úr, bríomhar, i saol ceoil na
hÉireann agus go hidirnáisiúnta. Agus Anthony Marweed mar Stiúrthóir
Ealaíne uirthi, tá an cheolfhoireann ina shócmhainn chultúrtha, ar
chaighdeán domhanda, ag an tír seo. Choimisiúnaigh agus sheinn sí
go leor píosaí ceoil ó chumadóirí Éireannacha go náisiúnta agus go
hidirnáisiúnta. Thairis sin, d’éascaigh sí forbairt phroifisiúnta go leor
de shár-cheoltóirí clasaiceacha na tíre. I 2007 fuair Ceolfhoireann
Aireagail na hÉireann maoiniú de €1.3 milliún ón gComhairle Ealaíon
a fhaigheann páirt mhaoiniú ó Chiste Thairbhithe an Chrannchuir
Náisiúnta tríd an Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta.
National Lottery Annual Report 2007
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