Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 471: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the consideration he is giving to the application from a tennis club (details supplied) in Dublin 18 for funding under the sports capital programme 2005; his views on the merits of the application; when he will make a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10586/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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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 on an annual basis.

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 received before the deadline, including one from the organisation 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.