Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 397: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has received an application for a sports and capital grant from a group (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the need for this funding in a rural area that has developed an ethos of fun through sports and where all skills are taught, not being confined to any one sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10152/06]

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 annually.

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 20 January 2006. All applications received before the 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.