Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sports capital grant applications will be accepted again; when grants submitted under this heading will be accepted and processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13694/11]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of the Sports Capital Programme grants are allocated to sporting organisations towards the provision of new facilities, the renovation or 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 has been made since 2008, a provision of €33m has been provided in this year's estimates to cover the payments of grants previously allocated.