Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for his reply. I understand the Minister has informed various organisations that there will be no new capital sports grant scheme this year. Precious little will happen in Abbotstown, I understand there will be no new swimming pool programme this year and obviously, there will be no money for the universities' sports capital programme either. The Minister's own programme, that is, the sports capital grant scheme, is funded out of national lottery money. The money to be spent this year was committed last year or in previous years and I presume it will be paid out as the applications come in. Consequently, I presume that any savings that will accrue will not do so until 2010. What will happen to the lottery money in 2010, if it is not bound for the sports capital grants scheme?

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