Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 35: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will examine a grant application under the sports capital programme 2006 for a club (details supplied) in County Cork; if the application meets all the required criteria of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/06]

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 November 27 and 28 last. The closing date for receipt of applications was January 20 2006. All applications received before the deadline, including one from the club in question, were evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. I recently announced the grant allocations for the local projects under the programme and I am pleased to state that a grant of €200,000 was provisionally allocated to the club in question. My Department will shortly be writing to the club advising them of the documentation required in order to have the grant formally confirmed.