Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a decision will be made on an application by a club (details supplied) in County Carlow for lottery funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21530/08]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the consideration he is giving to the sports capital grant application made by a club (details supplied) in County Dublin; if, in view of the fact that this application is for the extension of sports facilities for girls, he will make the necessary allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21545/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 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.

Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press 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, including those from the organisations in question, 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 grant allocations for the programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.