Written answers
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
National Lottery Funding
11:00 am
Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 441: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of grant aid he paid out on a county basis from the national lottery in each of the past ten years; if he is satisfied that there was an even spread of the funds available based on need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/07]
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 to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis.
The amount of grant aid allocated on a county basis under the programme in each of the past ten years is contained in the following tabular statement.
All applications received under the programme are assessed on an individual basis by my Department in accordance with a detailed set of assessment criteria as specified in the guidelines, terms and conditions that accompany the application form for the programme. The assessment process takes into account factors such as the existing level of facilities in an area, the number and quality of the applications received, the amount of funding being sought by each applicant and the strategic positioning of major facilities that may be required as well as the most recent Census of Population figures. I am satisfied that every effort is made to achieve a balanced geographical spread of funds throughout the country, while also affording priority to projects in areas of social and economic disadvantage.
| Sports Capital Funding 1997-2006 | |||||||||||
| County | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | |
| Carlow | 82,533 | 55,868 | 120,625 | 369,494 | 1,168,159 | 489,000 | 440,000 | 632,000 | 446,000 | 777,500 | 4,581,179 |
| Cavan | 168,875 | 121,895 | 333,941 | 452,027 | 591,698 | 691,200 | 580,000 | 1,075,000 | 785,000 | 1,315,000 | 6,114,636 |
| Clare | 228,553 | 126,974 | 196,809 | 1,170,699 | 898,975 | 1,123,000 | 1,125,000 | 1,727,000 | 1,356,000 | 1,940,000 | 9,893,010 |
| Cork | 3,984,438 | 401,237 | 3,249,260 | 3,850,481 | 4,769,132 | 7,257,000 | 5,545,400 | 6,524,000 | 8,374,000 | 9,719,500 | 53,674,448 |
| Donegal | 226,013 | 1,237,995 | 2,312,193 | 5,142,439 | 3,211,168 | 5,049,000 | 1,177,500 | 1,802,000 | 1,572,000 | 2,977,500 | 24,707,808 |
| Dublin | 2,821,358 | 1,580,189 | 6,466,776 | 15,579,305 | 13,908,710 | 23,075,900 | 14,605,500 | 14,691,000 | 15,897,652 | 23,699,037 | 132,325,427 |
| Galway | 256,487 | 247,599 | 2,269,022 | 1,512,258 | 3,192,122 | 3,058,000 | 2,558,000 | 3,435,014 | 6,260,000 | 4,108,500 | 26,897,002 |
| Kerry | 595,507 | 355,527 | 901,514 | 1,258,310 | 2,119,193 | 3,335,200 | 3,748,000 | 4,476,000 | 3,603,000 | 4,087,500 | 24,479,751 |
| Kildare | 198,079 | 1,378,301 | 2,515,351 | 2,541,381 | 3,853,655 | 4,870,000 | 3,166,000 | 3,357,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,821,500 | 25,451,267 |
| Kilkenny | 203,158 | 74,915 | 339,020 | 529,481 | 763,747 | 1,116,500 | 942,500 | 850,000 | 1,384,000 | 1,891,000 | 8,094,321 |
| Laois | 63,487 | 71,105 | 622,172 | 437,425 | 1,197,363 | 1,189,000 | 450,000 | 786,000 | 771,000 | 1,283,000 | 6,870,552 |
| Leitrim | 48,250 | 57,138 | 76,184 | 666,612 | 439,964 | 821,600 | 454,800 | 479,000 | 660,000 | 953,000 | 4,656,548 |
| Limerick | 297,119 | 330,132 | 797,396 | 956,113 | 2,705,812 | 2,776,000 | 2,485,500 | 1,925,000 | 3,392,000 | 5,429,000 | 21,094,072 |
| Longford | 69,836 | 35,553 | 110,467 | 751,685 | 648,836 | 759,400 | 576,000 | 745,000 | 703,000 | 726,000 | 5,125,777 |
| Louth | 109,197 | 126,974 | 275,533 | 559,954 | 1,339,574 | 2,545,000 | 1,342,100 | 1,644,000 | 1,377,000 | 2,844,000 | 12,163,332 |
| Mayo | 217,125 | 166,336 | 629,790 | 982,777 | 1,625,265 | 2,284,000 | 1,574,600 | 1,594,000 | 1,422,000 | 2,390,000 | 12,885,893 |
| Meath | 350,448 | 146,020 | 279,342 | 1,192,284 | 1,477,975 | 1,605,000 | 2,560,000 | 2,260,000 | 1,576,000 | 2,670,000 | 14,117,069 |
| Monaghan | 241,250 | 83,803 | 248,869 | 502,181 | 615,823 | 1,233,000 | 485,000 | 996,000 | 944,000 | 2,544,500 | 7,894,426 |
| Offaly | 132,053 | 88,882 | 401,237 | 688,198 | 618,997 | 405,000 | 1,004,000 | 1,157,000 | 1,260,000 | 2,954,000 | 8,709,367 |
| Roscommon | 66,026 | 71,105 | 419,014 | 714,863 | 1,206,251 | 1,301,000 | 777,600 | 1,027,000 | 880,000 | 1,148,000 | 7,610,859 |
| Sligo | 199,349 | 120,625 | 402,507 | 591,063 | 1,250,692 | 1,527,600 | 963,000 | 1,453,000 | 2,020,000 | 1,306,000 | 9,833,836 |
| Tipperary | 440,599 | 143,480 | 495,198 | 1,042,455 | 1,802,393 | 2,478,000 | 1,657,000 | 2,398,000 | 2,177,000 | 3,631,000 | 16,265,125 |
| Waterford | 228,553 | 167,605 | 299,658 | 1,010,711 | 3,133,714 | 3,253,000 | 2,210,000 | 2,080,000 | 1,925,000 | 1,787,000 | 16,095,241 |
| Westmeath | 74,280 | 128,244 | 859,613 | 651,376 | 1,319,258 | 2,569,000 | 707,000 | 1,083,000 | 1,905,000 | 1,447,000 | 10,743,771 |
| Wexford | 311,086 | 152,369 | 492,658 | 1,227,837 | 915,481 | 2,206,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,887,000 | 2,267,000 | 2,412,500 | 13,092,931 |
| Wicklow | 215,855 | 85,072 | 267,915 | 1,115,465 | 1,405,600 | 1,813,000 | 1,003,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,527,000 | 2,323,960 | 11,456,867 |
| Total | 11,829,514 | 7,554,942 | 25,382,064 | 45,496,874 | 56,179,561 | 78,830,400 | 53,358,500 | 61,783,014 | 66,233,652 | 88,185,997 | 494,834,518 |
Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to an application by a club (details supplied) for national lottery funds; if his attention has further been drawn to the significant number of young people who are coached by the club and who participate in club activities; if he will ensure that their application is successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11525/07]
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 November 24th 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.
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