Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve funding for an application from a centre (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the sports capital programme; when he plans to make a decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/05]

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. 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 received before the deadline, including one from the organisation in question, are currently 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.