Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the expenditure on sporting or recreational facilities, indoor or outdoor, in each of the past five years to date in 2009; the extent to which works were funded from the proceeds of the national lottery or otherwise; the degree which funding from the national lottery will be available for such works in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23812/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Sports Capital Programme, which is part-funded from the proceeds of the National Lottery and administered by my Department, is the primary vehicle for Government support for the provision of sports facilities and equipment in this country. The table sets out the information requested by the Deputy.

€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 distribution of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Finance.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will indicate the extent to which he expects to meet the requirements in terms of provision of sporting and recreational facilities, indoor and outdoor, on foot of applications on hand to date in 2009 or previous years; the degree to which he expects to meet in full, withhold or defer the relevant funding in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23813/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent of funding available to his Department for the provision of major or minor sporting and recreational activities and facilities here in 2009 from the proceeds of the national lottery or otherwise; the way this compares with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos.182 and 183 together.

€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. It is expected that all of this funding will be distributed to sports clubs and organisation who have been allocated funding under previous rounds of the Sports Capital Programme.

In 2008, €58m was provided in that year's estimates to cover payments made from the C1 sub-head. In 2007 the corresponding figure was €63.092m. No decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the Sports Capital Programme.