Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 724: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants from County Roscommon under the sports capital programme 2012; the total value of grant aid sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/12]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 725: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants from County Leitrim under the sports capital programme 2012; the total value of grant aid sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29388/12]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 726: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants from County Galway under the sports capital programme 2012; the total value of grant aid sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29389/12]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 727: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications the sports capital programme 2012; the total value of grant aid sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29390/12]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 735: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when decisions on the applications that were submitted to the sports lottery fund will be passed on [29616/12]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 743: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which he will announce the sports capital grant programme 2012 beneficiaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29874/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 724 to 727, inclusive, 735 and 743 together.

My Department has received over 2,000 applications for funding under the 2012 sports capital programme. The process of inputting paper based hard copy applications into the sports capital programme database is ongoing. However, until this process is completed, it is not possible to provide definitive figures for the exact number of applications received or the exact amount of funding sought for the whole country or for individual counties. When this information is available I intend to publish it on the Department's website. Departmental officials have started processing all applications received. The assessment process will take some time, due to the volume of applications and the detailed information contained in each one. As a result, I do not expect to be able to announce the list of successful applicants before the late autumn or early winter 2012.