Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of applications received for funding under the 2008 sports capital programme; the breakdown of applications received from the constituency of Tipperary North; and the timeframe as to when these applications will be finalised. [28321/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, 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. In total, over 1,450 applications were received before the deadline and are currently being evaluated against the Programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. In this regard, sixty-four applications have been received in total from organisations in Tipperary seeking a total of €11,171,904 for projects totalling €20,806,493. Out of respect to the confidentiality of the applicants, I do not intend to identify the organisations involved at this time. I intend to announce the grant allocations for the Programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when an application for funding under the sports capital grant will be will be finalised for a club (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [28328/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 512 (PQ 26733/08) on the 8 July last.