Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve funding for a sports capital application for a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/05]

Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if approval will be given to an application by a sports club (details supplied) in County Westmeath for capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/05]

Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if approval will be given to a sports club (details supplied) in County Westmeath for capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6365/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take QuestionsNos. 167 to 169, inclusive, together.

The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised annually.

Applications for funding under the 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December last. The closing date for receipt of applications was 4 February 2005. All applications, including those from each of the clubs in question, are being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. I intend to announce the grant allocations for the programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.