Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if financial assistance or grant aid from national lottery funding has been advanced to voluntary groups or agencies in County Monaghan since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2862/06]

Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 386: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if financial assistance or grant aid from national lottery funding has been advanced to voluntary groups or agencies in County Cavan since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 386 together.

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 information requested by the Deputy in relation to the funding allocated under the programme to voluntary groups and agencies in Counties Cavan and Monaghan is contained in the following tabular statement.

Applications for funding under the 2006 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 27 and 28 November last. The closing date for receipt of applications was Friday, 20 January. All applications received before the deadline will be 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.