Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 11: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of applications which were received under the sports capital programme up to the deadline in January 2006; the number of applications received from Brittas, Clondalkin, Lucan, Newcastle, Palmerstown, Rathcoole and Saggart; the way in which the number of applications in each category compare with the previous five years; the funding available for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2485/06]

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.

The closing date for applications under the 2006 sports capital programme was Friday last, with in excess of 1,300 applications being received by the closing date. Given the large volume of applications received and the complexity of processing and evaluating the information required, it is not possible at this early stage to provide a breakdown of applications by type of applicant or the localities from which applications have been submitted. However, when the sorting process has been completed it will be possible to provide general information of the type sought by the Deputy. The Deputy may wish to note that under the 2005 sports capital programme, 268 out of 1,362, or 19.6%, of applications received by the closing date for the programme were from Dublin.

I will decide later on the level of provisional grant allocations to be made this year having regard both to the quality of the applications received under the 2006 programme and the pattern of grant allocations and drawdowns on foot of earlier years' approvals.