Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 709: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the maximum support and advice will be given on funding and grants to a club (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if support will be given to the club's 200 children in their sporting needs. [1520/06]

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 2006 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 27 and 28 November last. Application forms and guidelines, terms and conditions for the programme were available either directly from the sports capital unit of my Department or on-line on my Department's website, www.dast.gov.ie.

The deadline for receipt in my Department of application forms and all necessary supporting documentation was 5 p.m. on Friday, 20 January 2006. My Department has not received an application from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. All applications are assessed in accordance with the criteria detailed in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. It is open to the club in question to make an application under future rounds of the sports capital programme and if it does so, such an application will be considered by my Department.