Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 393: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the locations at which, following the reduction of 4% in the budget for grants for sporting bodies and the provision of sports and recreational facilities part funded from the national lottery, the €56 million will be spent; the projects and the way each of the successful projects are adjudicated upon; the qualifying criteria for these projects; the person who decides which projects are successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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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. This enables money to be paid out to grantees that have been allocated funding under previous rounds of the Programme.

After provisional allocations are announced, grantees must fulfil certain terms and conditions before the payments can be made by my Department. These include standard conditions which are available on the Department's website. As soon as these terms and conditions have been complied with the Department makes payments to the grantees. No decision has been taken on the timing of the next round of the Programme.