Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the value of grants committed to projects under the sports capital programme in 2007; the value of budgetary provision for sports capital grants in 2007; the value of grants awarded in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/07]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the value of grants committed to projects under the sports capital programme in 2006; the value of budgetary provision for sports capital grants in 2006; the value of grants awarded in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 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. In 2006, provisional sports capital allocations totalling €91,835,997 were made to 859 separate projects. The allocation in the subhead for that year was €60,053,000 including an amount carried over from 2005 of €5,000,000. In 2007, provisional sports capital allocations totalling €85,000,000 have been made to 935 separate projects. The allocation in the subhead for this year is €63,092,000 including an amount carried over from 2006 of €13,842,000.