Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department received an application for a lottery grant from a club (details supplied) in County Carlow; if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for funding by the club for their new clubhouse and playing pitches; and when he expects a decision on same. [42831/06]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department received an application from a club (details supplied) in County Carlow for lotto funding; and when he expects a decision on same. [42832/06]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department received an application for lottery funding from a club (details supplied) in County Carlow; and when he expects a decision on same. [42833/06]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 358: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department received an application for lottery funding for a club (details supplied) in County Carlow; and when he expects to make a decision on same. [42834/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 to 358, inclusive, together.

The 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 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for receipt of applications was Friday, November 24th last. All applications received before the deadline, including those which have been received from each of the organisations in question, 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.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department received an application for lotto funding from a centre (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and when he expects a decision on same. [42835/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The 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 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for receipt of applications was Friday November 24th last. My Department has no record of an application from the organisation in question. The applications which were 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.