Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 102: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 26 September 2007, if he will arrange for the organisation in question to be furnished in writing with the decision of the ISC Eligibility Committee; the reason they were turned down; and the appeal procedure available to the organisation. [23238/07]

Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 26 September 2007, the name of the international sporting federation referred to. [23239/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together.

The recommendation of the Eligibility Committee of the Irish Sports Council (ISC) must first be considered formally at a plenary meeting of the Council before it can inform the organisation in writing of its decision. It is expected that this recommendation will be discussed at the next meeting of the Irish Sports Council, which is scheduled for 16 October 2007. When a decision is taken, a letter will immediately issue to the organisation in question to inform it of the decision of the Eligibility Committee.

Eligibility is based on complying with a number of criteria and while there is no formal appeals mechanism, sports organisations may reapply if the situation has changed from their previous application and if, therefore, they consider themselves to be satisfying all the eligibility criteria. The international sporting federation referred to is the Federation Colombophile Internationale.