David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of funding allocated to disability organisations and groups under the sports capital programme in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively; the total budget allocated under the programme for each of these years respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31666/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, grants are allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The funding allocated to sporting projects promoted by disability and special needs groups under the Sports Capital Programme in the years in question is contained in the table below:

I should point out that funding allocations are made on foot of the applications received and the Deputy may be interested to note that in the most recent round of the programme, twelve applications seeking a total of €1.8 million were received from disability and special needs groups. Of these applications, ten groups received funding totalling €1.138 million and the remaining two applications were deemed invalid as they failed to meet the minimum requirements under the programme.