Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the points score for successful projects in County Wexford under the 2008 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38325/08]

Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the points score for successful projects in counties Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford under the 2008 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38326/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 and 348 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. Since 1998, over €725 million has been allocated to over 7,400 projects across the country.

1,453 applications were received in 2008 seeking €296m. The Department assesses all applications received. For local projects, the level of funding to each county is on the basis of a pro-rata distribution of the available funding on the basis of the population as set out in the 2006 census of population conducted by the Central Statistics Office, subject to the number and quality of applications received for each county. All applications from an individual county are assessed by one member of staff to ensure a consistent approach to applications from the county concerned. These assessments are then subject to quality proofing by more senior officers to the officer which conducted the initial assessment. Applications which meet the basic qualifying conditions each receive a score, which decides their order of priority within their own county.

The following table sets out the minimum qualifying score for the counties concerned for capital projects and for equipment grants in 2008.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will clarify a point regarding funding allocated under the sports capital programme 2008 to a company (details supplied). [38349/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the reply to Question Nos. 1554 and 1162 of 24 September 2008. The organisation in question applied for funding under the 2008 sports capital programme towards the completion of all interior works to the sports hall and accordingly the allocation of €50,000 under the 2008 programme to the applicant is towards the interior of the sports hall.