Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a football club (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be given financial support and advice for its members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The national lottery-funded sports capital programme administered by my Department is the primary means of providing funding for sporting facilities to clubs and voluntary and community organisations throughout the country. A total of more than €331 million has been allocated in grant funding to over 4,200 projects since 1998.

The programme is advertised annually. The 2005 sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 5 and 6 December 2004. The closing date for receipt of applications was 4 February 2005. No application was received from the club in question under the programme.

It is open to the club, should it wish to do so and should it have a project which satisfies the terms and conditions of the sports capital programme, to submit an application when the 2006 round of the programme is publicly advertised.