Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the official forms issued by his Department for use by the public and business which can be completed on-line; the forms which can not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32032/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Insofar as is currently practicable, official forms from my Department are available either for download or to complete on-line on my Department's website: www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie. However any relevant supporting documents are required to be submitted in hard copy.

The application form for the Sports Capital Programme 2007 was available on the website as either a download or to be filled in on-line.

The application form for the most recent round of the ACCESS scheme (Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme) was available on the website for download, completion and email to the Department.

The scheme for the Approval of a Sports Capital Project for Tax Relief Purposes (Section 847A Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997) is run jointly by my Department and the Revenue Commissioners. The application form is available for download from the website but cannot be completed on-line.

Under Section 1003 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, tax relief is available in respect of the donation of important national heritage items to the Irish national collections. The application form is available for download from the website but cannot be completed on-line.

The application form for grant aid from Culture Ireland can be downloaded from the Culture Ireland website: www.cultureireland.gov.ie. Technical work has been done on developing an on-line application system. This is currently being tested with a select number of applicants with a view to having it available to all in 2008.

Licences are required for the export of cultural goods to locations outside of the European Union in order to protect the cultural heritage of the Member States and are sought from this Department when required. Given that the number of requests received by this Department for such EU Export of Cultural Goods forms is quite low (less than ten requests in 2007) and that those parties seeking this form have not sought to access it electronically, it is not considered to be a priority to make this form available in an on-line format.

In addition guidelines for the Business Expansion Scheme for Music are available on my Department's website. Applications for the scheme are made in the form of a Business Plan and there is no official form to accompany them.

My Department's customer comment cards are available and can be completed on-line.