Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 377: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to invite new applications under the capital grant programme; if so, when this might occur; the amount of funding likely to be available in 2011; the value of schemes which have commenced and are likely to draw down funding in 2011; if this source of funding is ring fenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10611/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of the Sport Capital Programme, grants are allocated to sporting organisations towards the provision of new facilities, the renovation/extension of existing facilities or the purchase of non-personal sports equipment. Since 1998, almost €740 million has been allocated to over 7,400 projects nationwide. No decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the Sports Capital Programme. While no new call for applications for funding have been made since 2008, a provision of €33m has been provided in this year's Estimates to cover the payment of grants previously allocated.