Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm that has Department has received an application for sports capital funding from an organisation (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and the steps he will take to ensure that same is favourably considered due to the ambitious project being undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/06]

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. All applications received before the deadline, including one from the organisation 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.