Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number and location of sporting and recreational groups throughout County Kildare that is expected to receive funding from his Department for major or minor programmes in 2009; the way this compares to previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37883/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of sporting and recreational facilities currently under construction and in receipt of funding from his Department from the proceeds of the national lottery or other sources; the number awaiting funding; the extent to which this funding is likely to continue in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37884/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.

No round of the Sports Capital Programme has taken place to date in 2009 and therefore no allocations have been made this year by my Department to sporting, recreational or voluntary bodies in County Kildare. Details of grants allocated in previous years are available on my Department's website at www.dast.gov.ie. No decision has been taken on the timing of the next round of the programme.

€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 money will be paid out to grantees that have been allocated funding under previous rounds of the programme, including clubs located in county Kildare.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent of his intended spending on major or minor sporting and recreational facilities here in 2009; the further extent to which this compares with each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37885/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

*These figures reflect expenditure as at end September 2009. It is not possible at this stage to give figures for spending for the remainder of 2009 in relation to the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, Sports Capital Programme and National Sports Campus.