Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the value of sport and recreational grant applicants received in his Department in 2007; the value of the applications approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25919/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country for the provision of sports facilities.

No applications have been received in 2007 as the 2007 sports capital programme was advertised in the national press in October 2006 and the closing date for receipt of completed applications was 24th November 2006. Over 1,530 applications seeking funding totalling approximately €383.5 million were received for the 2007 programme and provisional allocations totalling €85 million were made to 935 projects on 5th April last.