Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of funding available to his Department from the proceeds of the national lottery or other sources for the provision of sporting, recreational or community facilities throughout the country for 2008 and 2009; the amount drawn down to date in 2009 in respect of both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32577/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the degree to which funding available through his Department has been allocated and drawn down by the various sporting and recreational bodies to which it was allocated to date in 2009; the way this compares with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32579/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 253 together.

I presume that the Deputy is referring to the Sports Capital Programme and I will confine my reply to that Programme. 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. €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 corresponding figure for 2008 was €58m. Total payments of €43m were made from this sub-head as at close of business on 17 September last. The corresponding figure for 2008 was €49m. No allocations under the Sports Capital Programme have been made in 2009.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of sporting, recreational or voluntary bodies throughout County Kildare that have made application for grant aid to his Department from the proceeds of the national lottery or other sources in 2008 and to date in 2009; the numbers that have been successful; the number refused and those pending; when it is expected that these matters will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32578/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 44 applications were received from County Kildare in 2008 under the Sports Capital Programme. The allocations under the 2008 programme were published at the end of July 2008 and a list of the grant allocations, including those to 21 clubs in Kildare for 2008 together with allocations to projects in County Kildare under previous years allocations, is available on the Department's website at http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/. No round of the Sports Capital Programme has taken place to date in 2009 and accordingly no applications have been received in the Department this year from sporting, recreational or voluntary bodies in County Kildare.