172 Mr. Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to approve a grant for a day care centre (details supplied) in County Cork to allow much needed refurbishment work commence. [39648/05]

My Department received an application for a grant from the health and children allocation of national lottery funds from the organisation referred to in April 2005. There is a protocol in my Department for processing applications for national lottery grants. When the completed application form is received in my Department it is registered in the finance unit and forwarded to the relevant service division for their assessment, evaluation and recommendation. All applications are then considered in the context of the recommendation and the overall level of funds available to me. The application is one of many under consideration for a grant from my Department and the organisation will be informed as soon as a decision has been made.