Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public funding has been given to(a) the Irish Rugby Football Union, (b) the Irish Football Association, (c) the Northern Ireland Cricket Association and (d) the Irish Hockey Union in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [84323]
§ Mr. McFallResponsibility for funding sports organisations rests with the Sports Council of Northern Ireland, who have advised me that the total amount of public funding from normal funding and the Lottery for the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the Irish Football Association (IFA), the Northern Ireland Cricket Association (NICA) and the Irish Hockey Union (IHU) is as follows:
£ IRFU IFA NICA IHU 1998–99 10,073.85 53,548.67 41,384.02 36,671.13 1997–98 23,544.45 47,719.56 25,866.20 19,177.42 1996–97 5,829.75 60,115.03 24,799.46 31,623.09 1995–96 3,631.35 140,856.03 24,357.75 47,829.14 1994–95 6,973.70 15,148.44 23,865.75 31,730.94 1Includes a special capital grant of £3,811.38 from Department of Education