Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a sport and recreational grant will be granted to an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/05]

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 that 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.

The organisation received grants under the 2001, 2002 and 2003 sports capital programmes of €44,441, €25,395 and €64,000, respectively. The 2001 and 2002 grants have been paid in full. The organisation concerned is in the process of submitting the relevant documentation to my Department in order to progress the 2003 grant offer to formal approval and payment stage.