Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 604: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications made under the 2012 sports capital programme on a county basis. [30426/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department has received over 2,100 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 on-going. 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. This 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.

I intend to use the media and our website www.dttas.ie to announce grant allocations and will also write to individual applicants confirming the outcome of their application.