Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding available from the agencies or grant systems within his Department to a community based group who are seeking to provide water based sports facilities such as canoes, boats, water safety gear and so on for their community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/09]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the grants or funding from his Department or agencies attached thereto available to a community based group who are seeking to provide water based sports facilities for their community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together.

Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated towards the provision of sports facilities at national, regional and local level. Over 7,400 projects providing a range of essential sports facilities have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocation in that time to over €725 million. No decision has been taken about the timing of future rounds of the Programme.