Until 2006, money also goes to the Millennium Commission, which has supported the Eden Project and the much-criticised Millennium Dome at Greenwich.

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The Millennium Commission, which was responsible for the Dome and other more successful regeneration projects said that the decision would not affect them.

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The remainder of the money was to have come from a range of sources including the International Fund for Ireland, the Millennium Commission as well as private finance.

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