Vol. 515 No. 1
202 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the number of applications received by his Department for assistance in respect of sport and recreation facilities arising from the national lottery; the number received from each county; the way in which he will deal with these applications; when he will make announcements on those to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/00]
The sports capital programme for 2000 was advertised in early December 1999 with a closing date of 11 February 2000 for the receipt of completed applications. The number of applications received was approximately 1650 and these applications are being processed at present. Pending completion of this process, I am not in a position to state the number of applications received from each county.
Applications received under the programme will be evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria which are outlined in the guidelines which accompanied the application form and I intend to announce the grant allocations at the earliest possible date following completion of this assessment.
