Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 782: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the payment of a sports capital grant to a club (details supplied) in County Cork. [33941/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The organisation in question was provisionally allocated a grant of €200,000 for the development of an all-weather training pitch under the Programme in 2006. A provisional grant allocation is subject to the terms and conditions of the Programme, which include the execution of a Deed of Covenant and Charge. A Deed provides, inter alia, for a refund of the grant in the event of the facility not continuing to be used for the purpose for which the grant was allocated. The Department's legal adviser, the Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO), deals with the grantee's solicitor in executing this Deed. The Department has been advised by the CSSO that, at the close of business yesterday, there are a number of legal matters outstanding in this regard and further documentation is awaited from the grantee's solicitors.

This documentation relates both to a Deed of Covenant and Charge for a portion of the site and to a Priority Agreement. Priority agreements are used to ensure that, where the club or organisation has debts to lending institutions, the Minister's investment and any other debts are listed in order of rank or priority.