Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 113: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve funding for a golf project (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the sports capital programme 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/08]

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. The Programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2008 Programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on January 13th and 14th last. The closing date for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based applications and 7th March for on-line applications. Applications received before the deadline are currently being evaluated against the Programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the Programme. I intend to announce the allocations under this year's Programme after the assessment period is completed.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will offer a programme of enhanced grant aid for the provision of local and community based indoor sporting and recreational facilities to meet the ongoing and increasing requirements of youths with the objective of providing for recreational needs in competition with competing and sometimes not constructive demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11157/08]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of sporting bodies to which his Department awarded grant aid from the proceeds of the national lottery in 2007; the extent to which funding is expected to be available in 2008 from such organisations for ongoing or other requirements or development works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11160/08]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which he proposes to assist community and youth organisations in 2008 having particular regard to their requirements as set out in the applications for grant aid already submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11162/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 114, 117 and 119 together.

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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based applications and 7th March for on-line applications. All applications received before the deadline will be evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. Under the 2007 sports capital programme, 935 organisations were allocated funding to the value of €85m. No decision has yet been made regarding the level of allocations to be made under this year's programme.