Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 478: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there is a sports grant outstanding to a club (details supplied) in Dublin 7 which has a long term lease from Dublin City Council who hold the deeds of trust to the centre. [28979/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The organisation in question was provisionally allocated €90,000 under the national lottery-funded 2003 sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department.

Under the terms of the sport capital programme, a deed of covenant and charge must be executed by my Department's legal advisers, the Chief State Solicitor's office, CSSO, before grant payments can be made. The requirement for such a deed is standard practice in regard to State funding and provides for a refund of the grant in the event of the facility not continuing to be used for the purpose for which the grant was allocated. The CSSO is currently in contact with the organisation's solicitors to progress the execution of the deed of covenant and charge, following which my Department will be in a position to progress payments to the organisation in question.