Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the level of expenditure proposed in respect of specific major sporting or recreational projects throughout the country in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16781/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which major or minor sporting or recreational facilities have been funded in the past or are expected to be funded in the future from sources other than the proceeds of the National Lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16782/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the degree to which he proposes to offer financial support towards the provision of sporting or recreational facilities of a major or minor nature throughout County Kildare in 2009; the way this compares with 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16790/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 320, 321 and 328 together.

Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department and part funded from the proceeds of the National Lottery, 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.

€56 million has been provided in my Department's vote in the 2009 Estimates to cover payments to be made from the C1 subhead, out of which grants are paid for the provision of sports and recreation facilities. The proportion of this funding that is from the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Finance. This money will be paid out to grantees that have been allocated funding under previous rounds of the Programme including clubs located in county Kildare.

No decision has been taken on the timing of the next round of the Programme. Under the 2008 Sports Capital Programme, 21 projects in Kildare were allocated €1,366,500.